This crossword No. 29298 clues and answers were published on Tue 06 Feb 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29298 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Country doing no harm deposing government : BENIN
4-across – I disagree with Lord who ran round motorway twice : COMECOME
8-across – American state banks prepare to fire old leader, getting high-flying duo : ALCOCKANDBROWN
10-across – Junior medics in residence drinking milk before noon : HOUSEMEN
11-across – Familiar with outside bar I trashed : USEDTO
12-across – Dull brown, oddly cheesy top? You’d be a fool to wear it : DUNCESCAP
15-across – Break bags I take once more : RESIT
17-across – Orchestra in auditorium with echo : HALLE
18-across – Aid when driving in day time in Suffolk town : DIPSWITCH
19-across – I think we should set off fires : LETSGO
21-across – Engineers insulating electronic fuse’s surface again : REEMERGE
24-across – Dressing fairly famous person with fake jewellery, covering one hand and the other : BLISTERPLASTER
25-across – Recruit experienced, inspiring European Chancellor : HEADHUNT
26-across – Distance displayed by daughter accompanying escorts : WIDTH
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Thwarted swimmer longed to enter northerly place to surf well : BEACHEDWHALE
2-down – Tory’s flipping spin – a Liberal’s in the dark? : NOCTURNAL
3-down – Suitable place for Otto I in north-east : NICHE
4-down – Mixed drinks and case of champagne drunk by phoney : COALESCED
5-down – Forced this person to take notice : MADE
6-down – One’s driven into a bottleneck in county town, with crowd hemming in Sierra : CORKSCREW
7-down – Doctor upset water drops in cut : MOWED
9-down – Protecting nothing, Thatcher set out to be ruinous : COSTTHEEARTH
13-down – Seeing red pants with extra zip : ENERGISED
14-down – Manager gets trophy after a season using this : PEPPERPOT
16-down – Very soppy, like a family film after son cheers up : SATURATED
20-down – Pound in change picked up for Mark in A Coruña : TILDE
22-down – What Persian said without purpose the wrong way : MIAOW
23-down – The Dandy or its rival’s not half posh : BEAU
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.