The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29495 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29495 clues and answers were published on Mon 23 Sep 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29495 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossA sexually fluid work I see announced? Not necessarily : BIOPIC
5-acrossNearby, very angry with oneself : BESIDE
8-acrossA consequence of bad hearing? : RETRIAL
9-acrossInformation on boy getting cheaper drug : GENERIC
11-acrossOne’s success is in the balance : TIGHTROPEWALKER
12-acrossIdle head : LOAF
13-acrossStart one’s piece, but not wait for the signal : JUMPTHEGUN
17-acrossOld-fashioned medium broadcast modest aria : STEAMRADIO
18-acrossClean up US state briefly : WASH
20-acrossIn novel, a short section an idiot misread : APASSAGETOINDIA
23-acrossTest: cut back the one for me : EXAMINE
24-acrossBewildered by how badly business is going : ATALOSS
25-acrossAfter exercise bring back fish and a sort of butter : PEANUT
26-acrossIdlers said to go for the bright lights : LASERS

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Assimilate where fire may be lit, if not hot : INTEGRATE
3-down – Solid support for Rhodes’s statue? : PLINTH
4-down – Seminars using slang endlessly : COLLOQUIA
5-down – One calls for the Army : BUGLE
6-down – Ashen, but work thus to get some colour : SUNBATHE
7-down – Mike redubbed, turning up bearing another name : DEREK
8-down – Dangerous creature, a kestrel – ant is pulverised : RATTLESNAKE
10-down – One or two of these appear in the New Testament : CORINTHIANS
14-down – Mock battle in which the losers are the more decorated? : PAINTBALL
15-down – Educational journey to old city, under £1K : GRANDTOUR
16-down – Discharge online assignment? : EMISSION
19-down – Exams that French speakers often miss out : FINALS
21-down – A barrier of stone : AGATE
22-down – Hotel patron gets out uniform packed away : GUEST

This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.

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