The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29408 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29408 clues and answers were published on Thu 13 Jun 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29408 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossHis reaction after masque dances? ‘Likely to feel sick’ : SQUEAMISH
6-acrossViolent figure’s drink : PUNCH
9-acrossIn arrears? Ring branch : OWING
10-acrossMisses out with Independent probing leader’s negative world view : PESSIMISM
11-acrossTom, ‘hot lay’, joins flash channel for retro TV feature : CATHODERAY
12-acrossMale’s going to a hot place : HELL
14-acrossArrogant thug beaten up in grass : HAUGHTY
15-acrossThin swans almost cry out : SCRAWNY
17-acrossRodent hunter carrying large snake : RATTLER
19-acrossOne expects head to wear inferior underwear : PANTIES
20-acrossSee 11 : TUBE
22-acrossEastern USA pet cruelty affected koala feeding station : EUCALYPTUS
25-acrossM. Poiret, no dud – but no Keats : MINORPOET
26-acrossSimilar to a sound made by dog : LAIKA
27-acrossSound means of accessing field technique : STYLE
28-acrossLight accompaniment, darling? : SWEETNESS

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Patient type planting narcissi border in raised beds : STOIC
2-down – Investment company gives military group credit : UNITTRUST
3-down – Who’s keen on England organising help in goal? : ANGLOPHILE
4-down – Irreverence of Zulu warriors yet to be trained : IMPIETY
5-down – Soldiers’ ‘quiet’ hospital eradicated respiratory disease : HUSSARS
6-down – Vessel’s power cut – trouble : PAIL
7-down – After one’s elevated one has to be ingenuous : NAIVE
8-down – Keeps restricting international language range : HIMALAYAS
13-down – Senior level extended family accommodation? : GRANNYFLAT
14-downNovel association of Stern and UK newspaper : HARDTIMES
16-down – Loudly refuse length of cord for your girth measurement? : WAISTLINE
18-down – Caruso rudely interrupted by you at the end : RAUCOUS
19-down – Gas pressure shake : PRATTLE
21-down – Plastic stop put into butterfly wings : BENDY
23-down – Corsets originally traded in States : STAYS
24-down – See 22 Across : TREE

This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.

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