The Guardian Cryptic Crossword May 21 2024 Answers (5/21/24)

Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword May 21, 2024 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The Guardian Cryptic Crossword May 21, 2024 Answers

If you need help solving The Guardian Cryptic Crossword on 5/21/24, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	Back to front objects without style
5A	Very large opening for paint remover?
9A	Book some travelling sweep
10A	Rhizome, flower tip as well, rejected by reserve
11A	Made do with iron arrangement for a traditional scalar structure
12A	Cat gets over drugged state
14A	Ulterior motive – as a solver might discern in stag (endangered)
18A	Agitator reduced temperature at Moscow mint?
21A	African people incarcerated when borders removed
22A	Since start of Cup Final a ‘new’ heartless City’s domination
25A	Marsupial as well as one canine housed in compartment
26A	Hock about right with this?
27A	‘Eggs Placed Over Paving’ gains show prize
28A	New York suburbs crazy to change leader
1D	English manufacturing source needs frame to make material
2D	Artists raised in gloomy environment create Venus de Milo look?
3D	Playing marimba’s OK, Peter Pan-style
4D	Crush of people to see actor’s bottom in dirty film
5D	Woods in an unsettled area of Wales
6D	Latin name of tree belt
7D	Articulate rock band question tune’s rendering
8D	Chinese possibly follow a direction
13D	One upgrade tentatively settled
15D	‘Add vinegar etc to fish’ : Jamie’s ultimate restaurant rule?
16D	In court, as ballet dancers often are
17D	What constitutes a list of arguments against storing canvas?
19D	Bill Clinton famously claimed he didn’t fit after being elected
20D	100-year gravitational source linked to inverted star constellation
23D	Debut made by crossword clue solver?
24D	Boost Chinese and UK measures of distance

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