Guardian Cryptic #28390

2021-03-11

Solve on Guardian →

Across

1a

Sausage and mashwas butter right substitute for energy? (9)

6a

Allegedly, food banks produce little fire starters (5)

flowerflowerflower
9a

Bother with a horse, say, otherwise go back (5)

10a

Basic gluing regularly for a DIY tool? (6,3)

flowerflowerflower
11a

Sends reports of plot discovered in steelworks? (10)

flowerflowerflower
12a

Leaders suggest England's ruled by a European (4)

flowerflowerflower
14a

Giant bikes require work to replace a bearing (7)

15a

Before first kiss, nervously phone fabulous bird (7)

17a

Type of irrigation: 99? (7)

flowerflowerflower
19a

Jeans exchange handsinitially, elongated stripes become checks (7)

flowerflowerflower
20a

Drunk knocked back small drink (4)

flowerflowerflower
22a

Toad, rabbit and sea dog (10)

flowerflowerflower
25a

For Penn and Teller, according to Carroll, it's a driving mechanism (9)

flowerflowerflower
26a

Film-maker Shyamalan wants opening of movie to be darkness (5)

27a

American guitarists have the last word over vote (5)

28a

Electrical devices grill her toast on Sunday (9)

Down

1d

Pound locks up special animal (5)

2d

A new setter, I state, is heavenly (9)

flowerflowerflower
3d

Cryptically, God in sin? (10)

flowerflowerflower
4d

Racing cars like to carry 50 7s (7)

flowerflowerflower
5d

Restaurant where Spooner's woman to come first (3,4)

6d

Light beer after a drop of pilsner (4)

7d

Scoundrel to attempt return, hiding in Paris street (5)

flowerflowerflower
8d

Rock bands love sex from behind in isolated environments (9)

13d

I never slow cook animals (10)

flowerflowerflower
14d

Approximately 1000 top best in revoltit's a really nasty place to be (9)

16d

Longing for battle, lost again (9)

flowerflowerflower
18d

Sycophant in slow-moving vehicle (7)

flowerflowerflower
19d

Umpire trading iron for titaniumnow he no longer works (7)

21d

Most annoyed about a little bit of rainy weather (5)

23d

Football clothing starts to excite strikers and wingers (5)

flowerflowerflower
24d

Capital to be seen during October/November (4)

flowerflowerflower