The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29766 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29766 clues and answers were published on Wed 06 Aug 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29766 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossDivide the other across answers – classify as good or bad : SORTTHESHEEP
9-acrossElizabeth I’s favourite cheese : LEICESTER
10-acrossName for boy sheltered by Irish aunt : SHAUN
11-acrossMythical deities remained years later : SATYRS
12-acrossBuffoon in staff initially unfriendly,needing change of heart : CLODPOLE
13-acrossThey invariably obey head of state in Arab country : YESMEN
15-acrossNot knowing what a dozen Popes were called : INNOCENT
18-acrossSome highly-placed Asians live surrounded by strongmen : TIBETANS
19-acrossLibertine casting lascivious look over letters found in bathroom : LECHER
21-acrossWicked person always embracing false idol : EVILDOER
23-acrossSilly people doctor’s seen in pairs : DUMBOS
26-acrossCamera equipment that’s used for play : DOLLY
27-acrossCereal crop on island,one delivered in late December : CAPRICORN
28-acrossSee 1 ac : FROMTHEGOATS

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Small movement inserting call for peace attracting much attention : SPLASHY
2-down – Party is in decline : ROIST
3-down – Endless speculations on sacred books – source for wise men? : THEORIENT
4-down – Repast is oddly deficient in food : EATS
5-down – Daughter in sport,running and jumping athletically : HURDLING
6-down – Relieved to have finished ousting Conservative leader : EASED
7-down – Work on tiny scale,otherwise he can not : NANOTECH
8-down – Get absorbed? Not seriously,by the sound of it : INGEST
14-down – It’s included in nuanced addition to foreign movie : SUBTITLE
16-down – I govern US badly,behaving like overzealous employer : OVERUSING
17-down – Deliverer of messages from printer company : INTERCOM
18-down – Hear about object that’s hot or cool : TRENDY
20-down – Eastern state calls out for protests : RISINGS
22-down – Whiskey-guzzling doctor that completes shock treatment? : DRYER
24-down – Plants and animals in book I translated : BIOTA
25-down – Height a river must rise for fish : OPAH

This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.

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