The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 28,723 – Apr 5 2022 Crossword Solutions
The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 28,723 – Apr 5 2022
Clues | Answers |
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‘Comedian’ encompasses a fashionable occupation — join the queue | WAIT |
All the universe except the speed of light is an assimilation process | OSMOSIS |
Bell cracked by a US art critic? | CARICATURIST |
Can south-eastern officer have control of Hollywood? | TINSELTOWN |
Clipper’s No 1 record-keeper has day off | TOPIARIST |
Cotton on stick | TWIG |
Cutlery support for mature anthropoid | SILVERBACK |
Dashing lover left out popular oriental cold dish of meat? | GALANTINE |
Deep trench lacking a facility for craft | MARINA |
Definitive crooks a diver must avoid | THEBENDS |
Dessert product, one taken during exercise | FRUITPIE |
Earth caught by radio interference over the moon | ECSTATIC |
Essentially, newcomer tackles code of silence | OMERTA |
Fast mover, iconic figure: ‘Don’t like being rejected!’ | CHEETAH |
Found bliss? Hate to differ! | ESTABLISH |
Clues | Answers |
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Latest war over the sea | SALTWATER |
Marathon taking place, cutting through Lake Geneva, initially | LONG |
Mean to change leader’s vision | SIGHT |
Measure uncompleted turn and record | ENROL |
Money detectives at last appearance of The Clash, date-wise | COINCIDE |
Network device doesn’t start — it’s far from gold | OUTER |
Not paying attention — makes amends in bed, squeezing sweetheart’s bottom | ABSENTMINDED |
Old habit of city gents: get naked under cover of trees | PINSTRIPES |
Political leader holds back gentleman, a solid figure | PRISM |
Regard support protecting a chest muscle | RESPECT |
See 24 | INLINE |
Solitary record success includes REM riff | HERMIT |
State in Brazil covered in Virginia creeper | ACRE |
Very legitimate request | SOLICIT |
Where non-western carbon emission leads to revulsion | ABHORRENCE |