The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29738 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29738 clues and answers were published on Fri 04 Jul 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29738 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossHotel has not much custom : HABIT
4-acrossPelt teacher,as violent youth : SKINHEAD
8-acrossPeer at loo on beach – sometimes weed : LORDSANDLADIES
10-acrossOne often flat out on road,he would pass hospital,say,coming back : HEDGEHOG
11-acrossHearty eater,not entirely an idiot,shortly to cut down : FOODIE
12-acrossMetal,last of long series in reissued manual : LANTHANUM
15-acrossIt’s plain McDonald’s return is brief : OVERT
17-acrossLinger a day by source of water : DWELL
18-acrossFrom sex recoil shuddering: onward and upward! : EXCELSIOR
19-acrossOpened wide given dentistry at last,showing bristles : YAWNED
21-acrossNo longer a success,did that chap belong to a political party? : WASHEDUP
24-acrossInitial data run is wrong? I’m not dogmatic : LATITUDINARIAN
25-acrossPins equipment let loose in seconds : SKITTLES
26-acrossMuch greater desire to conceal name : HUGER

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Short school breaks may suggest Indian festival? : HALFHOLIDAYS
2-down – They say you can’t miss the entrance to this social : BARNDANCE
3-down – A tiny bit of sense : TASTE
4-down – Son to stop wasting time in tannery? : SUNLOUNGE
5-down – Boon companion not the first to have troubles : ILLS
6-down – Lacking stomach,happy to cross water up on smooth – this? : HYDROFOIL
7-down – I see notice about closure of theatre is up : AHEAD
9-down – Dear,this knife often is : LETTEROPENER
13-down – Greek lover’s little girl caught up in violent crime : HELLENIST
14-down – Skilled workers’ strange mischance : MECHANICS
16-down – Go in fancy with devil,acting so? : EVILDOING
20-down – Share with journalist : WHACK
22-down – Summer weather,hot,for butterfly : HEATH
23-down – One powerfully built that’s fought in Spain : BULL

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

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