This crossword No. 29700 clues and answers were published on Wed 21 May 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29700 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Newspaper seller in survey wanting youth back : SCANDAL
5-across – <span>On the rise,she finally featured in </span><i>City of Angels</i><span> and </span><i>You’ve Got Mail</i> : LEAPING
10-across – See 22 Down : LINE
11-across – Who’s for arena? : SHOWGROUND
12-across – Come down in city in 29 after landing,originally : LESSEN
13-across – Relic back in bag in city in 29 : HANGOVER
14-across – Fish placed by entrance for chick : HATCHLING
16-across – Charming – as a city in 29? : BONNY
17-across – Champ in city in 29,one knocked out : MUNCH
19-across – My band,set to play classic song : STANDBYME
23-across – Settler,swimmer from city in 29,could you say? : COLONIAL
24-across – Dog trouble securing a lead : MANAGE
26-across – Deponent wearing fluttering sari in catchment area : RIVERBASIN
27-across – Possible opener further up by one’s ear? : HIYA
28-across – Catch partners in North America gatecrashing earlier : ENSNARE
29-across – Country,origin unspecified : GERMANY
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Striker of note,a fantasy : CHIMERA
3-down – Doctor leaving Dresden for surgery – must partner? : NEEDS
4-down – Strikers in reserve team : ARSENAL
6-down – Three points and incarceration of drink driver? : ENGINE
7-down – Hoot when swerving a lot passing leader in panic – crash still? : PHOTOBOMB
8-down – Cotton has old lady itching : NANKEEN
9-down – English not too shabby,might as well enter test? : NOTHINGTOLOSE
15-down – In rotation,work on an epic : CYCLOPEAN
18-down – Fairy-tale ending for you and I in panto after transformation : UTOPIAN
20-down – Agent called before,one day turning up earlier : NOMINEE
21-down – Player from 29 : MEGRYAN
22-down – Sentence about city in 29’s growth limit : TIMBER
25-down – Somewhat benign,a humane prophet : NAHUM
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.