The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 29,064 – May 8 2023 Crossword Answers
The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 29,064 – May 8 2023
Clues | Answers |
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A threatening alternative | ORELSE |
Acres certain to be plentiful | ABOUND |
Avalanche made by returning crew | LANDFALL |
Careless sort of work | CASUAL |
Church having had steeple replaced showed a sign of life | RESPIRED |
Curious boy tracks what happened before start of film | BACKSTORY |
Extremely sick and ailing, get expertise | SKILL |
Glass to position around a side | CRYSTALPALACE |
Group of eight moving to cave | OCTAVE |
In middle of day poor horse is an unusual shape | NONAGON |
Keep pulling the sack | HEAVEHO |
One attending royalty has no time for messenger | COURIER |
One may be snapping on the phone | CAMERA |
Preparing to face bowler — out! | ONSTRIKE |
Rascal that can beat ten? | KNAVE |
Clues | Answers |
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Refuse to be less than modest | DEMUR |
Request for light haircut is in slightly bad taste | ABITOFF |
Review what shoplifter did | TAKESTOCK |
Right to feed more underweight student | LEARNER |
Said by some to be confused, having weaknesses | FLAWED |
Shortly get money for church in Borders town | SELKIRK |
Some criminal I bill for this defence | ALIBI |
Spirit of the theatre? | SURGICAL |
Start a song where one is in the garden | OPENAIR |
Such a seal disguising the crime | HERMETIC |
Theatre using those ancient Roman numerals | THEOLDVIC |
These toadies produce feeling of revulsion | THECREEPS |
West African spun a fib and fled | BIAFRAN |
Witty speech when replanting pear tree | REPARTEE |