This crossword No. 29206 clues and answers were published on Fri 20 Oct 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29206 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Unknown quantity in series put me off, shocking then : UMPTEENTH
10-across – Vehicle hit, bonnet gone? : TRIKE
11-across – Baggy trousers king examined initially, in quick inspection : LOOKSEE
12-across – Figure butcher’s returned fisherman’s device : KEEPNET
13-across – Fancy bar : CAKE
14-across – A mouthful eaten by Swiss hero before a dance : TARANTELLA
16-across – Forward touching on cute header for Tottenham : RETWEET
17-across – Old actress with Clouseau actor meeting poet : LOMBARD
19-across – Negative response broken by a force that man possessed – when to wed? : NAMETHEDAY
22-across – Princess married to upper-class lover : BEAU
24-across – Good plug secures the entrance of mine : PITHEAD
25-across – See 15 Down : FRIENDS
26-across – A little insecure even, old legal official : REEVE
27-across – Foul holes grew cleaner : SHOWERGEL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Car isn’t turning left, south of local line for trains etc : PUBLICTRANSPORT
2-down – Film of soup leaves set of teeth : SPROCKET
3-down – See 7 : MESSI
4-down – Perform weakly twirling round dancer in tutu, though skirts not required : UNDERACT
5-down – Several sporting minutes for pitcher, we hear? : CHUKKA
6-down – I don’t know what my self-flagellation achieves : ITBEATSME
7-down – Tree-hugging English footballer, one great player : LIONEL
8-down – Intellectual leader Liz, PM with foreign money to invest: alarm about that? : BERTRANDRUSSELL
15-down – Wingers fine on the wings a day before goal netted by Liverpool, say : FEATHERED
17-down – Game where goal preferred? : LEAPFROG
18-down – A plot has gone awry for biblical fire walker : ABEDNEGO
20-down – See 23 : MOTHER
21-down – Mashed smashed — that’s it! : EMDASH
23-down – Pushy parent I’m not sure is supportive of high flier : TIGER
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.