This crossword No. 29299 clues and answers were published on Wed 07 Feb 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29299 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Birds on seaside spot to start with, eating what they eat : OSPREYS
5-across – Dealing with cake that’s seasonal without filling and topping : SLICING
10-across – Singer keen to make a comeback : DIVA
11-across – To split up and desert over the onset of marriage is an idealised vision : UTOPIANISM
12-across – Testament featuring male member in bloomers : STAMEN
13-across – Followed the example of having dealt poorly with bird : EMULATED
14-across – Regular light infantry starts out with one who doesn’t belong : GUERRILLA
16-across – Entanglements from speed : KNOTS
17-across – Sharp causing laceration in casualty : ACUTE
19-across – Much arena activity for us : HUMANRACE
23-across – A badge for fooling around? : BADINAGE
24-across – Appetiser is able to simulate : CANAPE
26-across – One of 16 churches: the first welcomes love, the second follows it : CLOVEHITCH
27-across – See 7 Down : SHIP
28-across – Futile to cut back : USELESS
29-across – Drama writer’s safe space : PLAYPEN
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Dog caught in awful menagerie : SHIHTZU
3-down – Realism is lost in this field : REALM
4-down – We read out a couple of letters : YOUANDI
6-down – Face being sick in bed? : LAIDUP
7-down – Vessel or two : CONTAINER
8-down – Whiff of sodium is emerging : NASCENT
9-down – Like Euler, a notable original! : NOBELLAUREATE
15-down – Bringing back earlier TV production : RETRIEVAL
18-down – Wine and tea and endless joy : CHABLIS
20-down – Booze trashed what’s within school walls : ALCOHOL
21-down – Covers eyes, we hear, to turn over : CAPSIZE
22-down – Don’t start arguments and beatings : LASHES
25-down – Finally clean a dirty place that’s vile : NASTY
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.