This crossword No. 29181 clues and answers were published on Thu 21 Sep 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29181 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Introduction to Pointless, with tips from Alexander Armstrong, maybe identifying idiom : PARLANCE
9-across – Help whistleblower to frame story : RELIEF
10-across – Total number who’ve paid in gold to get cake : GATEAU
12-across – Not guilty — meaning prisoner returned for the first time : INNOCENT
13-across – Bed and breakfast’s closing after business : COT
14-across – Two TVs and a collection of DVDs? : BOXSET
16-across – Had enough — county town’s wanting street theatre banned conclusively : AFFORDED
17-across – Shy Matt emptied pockets : ATTEMPT
20-across – New side, after old team get rusty : OXIDISE
23-across – I guess I’d supply camouflage : DISGUISE
24-across – American — nearly 21, say — ultimately still lacking principles : AMORAL
26-across – Rest pot on the counter : NAP
27-across – Sewers using fine line for edges of cloth trousers : FLANNELS
28-across – Father’s shaking up Sprite : PRIEST
31-across – A brilliant discovery! Brussels are amazingly full of potassium : EUREKA
32-across – One has several options as a muscle car’s punctured tyre at the finish : ALACARTE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Somewhere to go over adult ‘hot stuff’ : LAVA
2-down – Succulent drink gets round in : ALOE
3-down – Admit in court, taking drug occasionally : INDUCT
4-down – Type of thermometer I inserted for show : RECITAL
5-down – Managed small repair after using last bit of Pritt Stick : TRANSFIX
6-down – Doctor, I croak with cold — one’s often seen at the bedside : CLOCKRADIO
7-down – Covering for Morecambe and Wise after finally opening for star turns : MEANDERS
11-down – Every now and then Manx cat’s tail begins to stretch : TAX
14-down – Supporter of British artist : BRA
15-down – Stock well-known baker’s cake ingredient? : STEMGINGER
18-down – Experiment starts in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 — go! : TRIALRUN
19-down – Ancient vampire bats left : PRIMEVAL
21-down – Swimmer’s initially excited by terms of the deal : EEL
22-down – This might stop photos being taken of crude lap dances, once lawyer’s disappeared : LENSCAP
24-down – Beg group that wants to stay dry to carry masks etc over lake : APPEAL
25-down – Some theory about eggs : ROE
29-down – Device’s international power plug : IPAD
30-down – In audition, refer to setting : SITE
This crossword has in total 34 where 16 are across and 18 are down.