The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29642 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29642 clues and answers were published on Fri 14 Mar 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29642 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossFace up to Tony in desperation keeping money – I don’t like it : NOTMYCUPOFTEA
10-acrossOld African’s letter to boys : RHODESIAN
11-acrossIn retrospect, a mistake defending FA’s language : LINGO
12-acrossFormer Chancellor’s usual way of doing things : MORES
13-across‘Quiet!’ Hard to handle French nurse in pub in capital : PHNOMPENH
14-acrossMean to declare how long you’ve been here : AVERAGE
16-acrossBottom of river is experimental site : TESTBED
18-acrossI don’t know Vlad’s voice : PASSIVE
20-acrossYou shouldn’t slip on these : LACEUPS
21-acrossRelaxing wear for Hawaii? Of course : LEISURELY
23-acrossAssuming one’s a little backbone : TIBIA
24-acrossCheats to get flat : CONDO
25-acrossThe Pope’s a Pole – look back with upright catholic : APOSTOLIC
26-acrossJoke – of kind – sees Trump getting irritated? : PRESIDENTMUSK

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Rarely used loos round side though seemingly hygienic : ODOURLESS
3-down – Joins baseball team touring East : MEETS
4-down – Tradesman’s shop : CHIPPIE
5-down – Seed having nightmare on green, Spooner reported : PINENUT
6-down – Sick of glamour oddly peculiar to some of Dylan’s work : FOLKMUSIC
7-down – Before being put outside, turned up in drawer initially : ERNIE
8-down – Less people from school joining force – they won’t like it : GRAMMARPOLICE
9-down – Hated escorting right away: unfortunate but don’t give up too soon! : GOTHEDISTANCE
15-down – ‘O Claudius’ is wrong? That’s harsh : ACIDULOUS
17-down – Woodland residents keeping alert in Chelsea? : BLUEBELLS
19-down – Stone me! Romeo in wood ignoring women : EMERALD
20-down – Give up on sad song : LAYDOWN
22-down – Spiritual sustenance Duke’s lacking : INNER
23-down – Cat round Egypt raised as sacred object : TOTEM

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

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