This crossword No. 29653 clues and answers were published on Thu 27 Mar 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29653 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Buckle is not commonly something potential combatants wear : WARPAINT
5-across – A model lives in these conditions : ASITIS
9-across – A client is terribly inflexible : INELASTIC
11-across – Extremely rough on East river : RHONE
12-across – They require a hand when performing : GLOVEPUPPETS
15-across – Central tribes hide in the same place : IBID
16-across – Regulations blocked by alien figures : STATUETTES
18-across – Slippery politician’s career path? : GREASYPOLE
19-across – Celtic language employed in Somerset : ERSE
21-across – House representatives get at Senate’s corruption : ESTATEAGENTS
24-across – Something bloggers hope to get,being all the same : ALIKE
25-across – Decide where to go for whatever food’s available : SETCOURSE
26-across – Butcher with tin fork becomes farmer : TILLER
27-across – It’s good form to make first pass : PROTOCOL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Fancy that chap going after women : WHIM
2-down – <i>S</i><span>ound shocked by Republican stench</span> : REEK
3-down – Story lacking intro can still yield results : ARABLE
4-down – Spy a vital tiny modification needed for seasonal pageants : NATIVITYPLAYS
6-down – Small change that can do widespread damage : SHRAPNEL
7-down – Sports cars with no room for third wheel? : TWOSEATERS
8-down – Frantically resists pet becoming something acquired following divorce? : STEPSISTER
10-down – One renting London accommodation – it follows a period in USA : CAPITALLETTER
13-down – Consort with mariner supplying Spooner with alcohol : SINGLEMALT
14-down – Dismiss a material military order : FIREATWILL
17-down – Sweater I unravelled in a way : ASITWERE
20-down – Funding source doesn’t regularly make this,the upper limit : ATMOST
22-down – Reptile found when bottom of jar removed : CROC
23-down – Starts to find every little lesion to be malign : FELL
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.