The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29479 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29479 clues and answers were published on Wed 04 Sep 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29479 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossA cat knocking over nice grey power source : ATOMICENERGY
9-acrossFood group is regularly wrapped in paper : FRUIT
10-acrossIn America, it makes Joe eat fierce curry : CAFETIERE
11-across24 down bored by current Republican actor : OLIVIER
12-acrossYellow bird : CHICKEN
13-acrossHeard spiel about car showroom : DEALERSHIP
15-acrossSpot of blue material : SMUT
18-acrossOne dismissed by head cook : CHEF
19-acrossNote wonderful fashion, I see : SUPERTONIC
22-acrossA world-beating fine hotel : WALDORF
24-acrossTouring end of pier eating assorted rock : GRANITE
25-acrossIt’s a crime to break truce : ARMISTICE
26-acrossOld man sat cooking dish : PASTA
27-acrossRickety garden shed stores North American weapons : HANDGRENADES

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – A lecturer to ponder – starter’s missing salt : ALUMINATE
2-down – Sketches exposed columns : OUTLINES
3-down – Over race, I pick up bit of cramp and suffer : INCUR
4-down – Powerful drug, strong etc working in 5 : EFFECTIVE
5-down – Involve roughly 10 + 1 + 49? : ENTAIL
6-down – European consents to remove coat before king : GREEK
7-down – Give fines during road trip : AFFORD
8-down – Over £10 for an apple? : RENNET
14-down – Small tuft of hair? That’s right, more than tiddly : SQUIFFIER
16-down – Soldier meets elite soldiers to gather tops of trees, including small parts of logs : MANTISSAS
17-down – Bound to be caught after initially slogging : STRAPPED
18-down – Wife quietly wearing fur, treading carefully around this? : COWPAT
20-down – Monarch raising some plesiosaur : CAESAR
21-down – Drunk upset by heads of shandy, each drink chucked : TOSSED
23-down – Lover not finished with woman’s proposition : LEMMA
24-down – New information surrounding 19 : GREEN

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

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