The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29666 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29666 clues and answers were published on Fri 11 Apr 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29666 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossRestrained by some Parisian,crowd reverts to peaceful mode : DEMOBS
4-acrossLover,first character to hide in library? : LEANDER
9-acrossEndless upset about copper nabbing one wise man : CONFUCIUS
10-acrossWaste material not fresh dumped by a lake : OFFAL
11-acrossUS beer – an early version? : DRAFT
12-acrossFilm-maker with something black excited nation : TARANTINO
13-acrossSmall animal needs unusual fortifier if fading : ROTIFER
15-acrossMale,say,to grumble : MUTTER
17-acrossWork on Scottish island for a bit : COLLOP
19-acrossAmerican guy getting left trapped shows bravado : BLUSTER
22-acrossMoment era changes – one can gauge the pressure : MANOMETER
24-acrossI see nothing – then across time small image appears : OPTIC
26-acrossReason for not going to work? Deceitful story fashionable : LIEIN
27-acrossSinger to manage mystical sound in musical sections : BRUNOMARS
28-acrossDrunkard in this place offering words of defiance : SOTHERE
29-acrossTerribly idle,inwardly you flap : EYELID

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Beast pins hero in crucial contest : DECIDER
2-down – Comic book with some inhuman gags : MANGA
3-down – Spreading fun,Liberal in short out to be bighearted : BOUNTIFUL
4-down – Desire that’s odd for a number of years : LUSTRUM
5-down – Sailors having a party on deck : ADORN
6-down – Not the same with identity as monarch no longer reluctant to speak out? : DIFFIDENT
7-down – We cannot wait for one sort of deodorant! : ROLLON
8-down – Beer warm? Certainly not! : BITTER
14-down – Terribly inert host becoming most prickly : THORNIEST
16-down – Reportedly instructed in a science? That must be right : TAUTOLOGY
18-down – Italian water that’s taken on board is OK for drinking : POTABLE
19-down – Ship’s protective layer,as you might say : BARQUE
20-down – Secured criminal let off court appearance? : RECUSED
21-down – Enthusiast for self-improvement appears to be happy : SMILES
23-down – Maiden in church to act in affected manner : MINCE
25-down – ‘Dog’ could be about right for this : TRAIL

This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.

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