The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29676 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29676 clues and answers were published on Wed 23 Apr 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29676 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


7-acrossGoods transporter in Basingstoke – every now and then he pops out : SHOPPING
9-acrossSee 7 : BASKET
10-acrossA singer’s up to something dodgy : ATIT
11-acrossPicasso had one hot,tense,fleeting encounter with secretary at the outset : PAINTBRUSH
12-acrossEpidemic and surgeon’s focus turns to a little quinine tablet : PLAQUE
14-acrossDock where tide originally has King Canute unsettled : TRUNCATE
15-acrossBible’s clue to get over sin : REVISED
17-acrossSee 15 : VERSION
20-acrossPerhaps jumbo’s assuming animal sanctuary is somewhere near Mayfair? : PARKLANE
22-acrossDrunk drilling on the outside hides power tool : TODGER
23-acrossPerfect copy with small shed to keep computer : IMMACULATE
24-acrossSpouse briefly taking in a stray : WAIF
25-acrossHear Clinique supply round gold dish : QUICHE
26-acrossSee 25 : LORRAINE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – <span>European wine lake – </span><i>Independent</i><span> starts story with good intentions</span> : WHITELIE
2-down – Notice jam setting : SPOT
3-down – Son,2 having cut top off a piece of cake : SIMPLE
4-down – Subtle satire occasionally stops oppression : ABSTRUSE
5-down – Southern racist moving back to front through dictionary to arrive at ‘rejected’ : OSTRACISED
6-down – Small county with unlimited accommodation : BEDSIT
8-down – Enter squad and fully explain : GOINTO
13-down – 25 – 31 days and finally work is replacing the man’s order : QUICKMARCH
16-down – <span>Certain </span><i>Times</i><span> is holding evidence of censorship?</span> : ERASURES
18-down – Ready to follow plot that is found in old books : OBEDIENT
19-down – See 8 : DETAIL
21-down – Mail say Labour’s half-cut member is leading : ARMOUR
22-down – What’s up with Conservative housing proposition? : THEORY
24-down – River Don : WEAR

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

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