The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 28,921 – Nov 22 2022
Clues | Answers |
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23 mean to eat bread regularly | STINGRAY |
A hairdo, say, to wear down | ABRADE |
Advice rejected about long division | SPLIT |
Australian city’s extremely sorry cartoonist is sacked | SYDNEY |
Bar brawl in 60 minutes or 7? | HARBOUR |
Before Sunday, no Pope destroyed books of rivals | OPPONENTS |
Colour coding’s initial test | CORAL |
Conservative lied at first — now in trouble, the buffoon | CLOWN |
Cover for the Times entertaining the City | PROTECT |
Debussy’s prelude has odd beat | DRUM |
Democrat party leader departing in boat | DORY |
Demote ambassador backing heartless renegade | RELEGATE |
Discovery of caring female replacing male | FINDING |
Even Daley’s twisting and turning is brought to a standstill | PARALYSED |
Fairly loud animal? | FISH |
Clues | Answers |
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Fitter of crown for the king? | DENTIST |
Group of prominent scientists support writer’s blocks | BARRIERS |
I left serious old building without perfume | ODOURLESS |
Judge impounding European bank | REEF |
Missing worker catches mad cow disease | ABSENT |
One moving into home gets settled | PAID |
Popular account: English royal abdicated over a breach | INVASION |
Small dalliance | TRIFLING |
Standing before holy man, for example, one on retreat | PRESTIGE |
Super important | GREAT |
Swear in debate there’s no hell | CUSS |
Teach ladies and gents to climb over church | SCHOOL |
Two papers follow the Guardian’s foremost talent | GIFT |
Vehicles honked, first travelling to the rear | TANKS |
Warning soldiers after cry of surprise | OMEN |