The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 28,762 – May 20 2022 Crossword Solutions
Published in The Guardian Cryptic Crossword.
The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 28,762 – May 20 2022
| Clues |
Answers |
| A wife in addition for knight |
GAWAIN |
| Batter in feast containing half of lemon? |
EYELID |
| Bird caught in hail, heading for empty space |
LATITUDE |
| Block of rubbish under potassium and iodine |
KIBOSH |
| Church leader on starship |
THATGO |
| Cocktail: good drink quaffed by sweet Fanny Adams? |
PINACOLADA |
| Guide for watch started admin when distracted |
STANDARD |
| Heads banging on low bedroom ceilings? Those are frightful! (6,4,2,4,2,3,5) |
THINGS |
| Lost nursing home initially remains here? |
ASHTRAY |
| Monk would have sat here quietly, Trappists ultimately needing vice, say? |
PIANOSTOOL |
| Old dressing on, certainly! |
AGREED |
| Old player in cricket team backed by leader of Conservatives — would one often open for Churchill? |
CIGARBOX |
| Prepare to sail vessel, cape appearing in hour at sea |
UPANCHOR |
| Propose a trip round capital of Vietnam |
ADVANCE |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Red robin, for example, flew off earlier |
LEFTWINGER |
| Reportedly, girl tricked a reptile |
ANACONDA |
| Scottish town briefly captured by poor country |
BELGIUM |
| See 1 |
ATTENPACES |
| See 10 |
THREAT |
| See 20 |
TIME |
| See 21 |
THENIGHT |
| See 21 |
BUMPIN |
| See 4 |
KICK |
| Spotted punishment? |
PENALTY |
| Very English trebles, song surprisingly Italian |
GENOVESE |
| Wave altered and hit bluff |
IDLE |
| Worker gets peasant etc beaten up — not much of a fight |
HANDBAGS |