This crossword No. 29609 clues and answers were published on Tue 04 Feb 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29609 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – In the past, cutter put out stern first : TIMEWAS
5-across – Seeing they help girls, give them a good start : GLASSES
9-across – Peace and quiet in a number of families : ORDER
10-across – Her career progresses by leaps and bounds : BALLERINA
11-across – Cushy number, creating alternative to sauce boat? : GRAVYTRAIN
12-across – Disgusted expression as one pulls rabbit’s head out of sack : FIE
14-across – On march noticing English have left is disheartening : DEMORALISING
18-across – About to take pew, shy, after sister’s beginning to chant this? : NUNCDIMITTIS
21-across – Secret message doesn’t start in verse : ODE
22-across – Value bus lane: travelling regularly eases : USABLENESS
25-across – Soldier near failing, consumed by pity : MERCENARY
26-across – I’m not straight in the feet : IAMBI
27-across – Bureaucracy offers old advice about where to find water : REDTAPE
28-across – One coming from nowhere puts out pictures : UPSTART
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Out of hospital, clear of depression : TROUGH
2-down – Some may catch one tampering with fruit tree : MEDLAR
3-down – They may relieve tension, but be sad to do this? : WORRYBEADS
4-down – Shed tears over queen’s grave : SOBER
5-down – Seek pleasure in a grand house kept up and not empty : GALLIVANT
6-down – A city rises – from the ashes? : ANEW
7-down – Wrong about a bit of news fodder : SAINFOIN
8-down – Time we get off this planet? : SPACEAGE
13-down – Gloom and doom crushing popular run of programmes : MINISERIES
15-down – Go en masse to perform, sticking to the script : ONMESSAGE
16-down – Home-maker and singer : INFORMER
17-down – Concluded one far-right group was making a mistake : INFERRED
19-down – Woman’s purpose, to pick up dreamy lover : HERMIA
20-down – Having strong desire, succeeded moving up top : TSHIRT
23-down – Marshy land in inlet edges well away from ground : BAYOU
24-down – Cheese knife takes hearty slice : FETA
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.