The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29071 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29071 clues and answers were published on Tue 16 May 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29071 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


8-acrossFish the deep bay? : SEAHORSE
9-acrossStop measure by lawyers : EMBAR
10-acrossSee 5 : CORN
11-acrossUnity’s lost diary in tatters outside institute : SOLIDARITY
12-acrossOld compact Danish city : ODENSE
14-acrossMaterial about eastern Mediterranean area : RELEVANT
16-acrossFamous silent film character left before last of the crush : TRAMPLE
18-acrossLabour on retrospective cover-up : SWEATER
21-acrossBeautify, being fairly excited : PRETTYUP
23-acrossIntertwine branches of fruit around line : PLEACH
24-acrossOne who endures sees signs of ageing : LIVERSPOTS
26-acrossLittle dear for an essayist? : LAMB
27-acrossTake by force? Nice! : EXACT
28-acrossWater runs through this county estate with ultimately little resistance : COLANDER

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – One who progresses the motion of drones circling London’s financial centre : SECONDER
2-down – Don’t embrace husband when star’s around : SHUN
3-down – Swears to move main residents : WRASSE
4-down – Disapprove of Democrat research to do away with vote : DEPLORE
5-down – Censored dodgy assets for the generation of future profit : SEED
6-down – Precis of two books about dissecting fly : ABBREVIATE
7-down – Surrealist Brontë novel : BRETON
13-down – Variation on a Haydn theme: Hearts Neglected to Set a Match Date : NAMETHEDAY
15-down – See 17 : LOW
17-down – Top song base : LAY
19-down – Eastern US state linked to brown hamper : ENCUMBER
20-down – Mark’s parcel accepted by school : SPLOTCH
22-down – Forced into bankruptcy, one breaks under review : RUINED
23-down – Cheapest leather covers grinding tool : PESTLE
25-down – Was an MP with ecstasy supply too much? : SATE
26-down – Cat joints can be heard : LYNX

This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.

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