This crossword No. 29773 clues and answers were published on Thu 14 Aug 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29773 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – More work defaced with your flipping clipart? : TOPIARY
8-across – Blubber on the belly of Basil Brush? : SWEEPER
9-across – Terms of economic policy address insufficient growth : CYST
10-across – Nova Scotia almost botched missions : VOCATIONS
12-across – Elle Macpherson in retreat holding a cigarette : CAMEL
13-across – Determined expression of girlfriend tackling a Brockwell Genius : GAMEFACE
15-across – Son admitted to lying about police record : DISC
16-across – Exeter’s wingers go after draw in defensive formation : TOWER
17-across – Kitty’s back to stay : STOP
18-across – Jockey regularly steers Tiger Roll : REGISTER
20-across – Bill Clinton’s original hell : CHECK
21-across – Industry quarrel about Keith Chegwin’s No.1 hit : WORKETHIC
22-across – Group typically made up of runners heading to finish : KISS
24-across – Avoided Europeans on vacation dressed like Superman : ESCAPED
25-across – Tense over following injury : WOUNDUP
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Spooner’s house-elf is stiff : BODY
2-down – <span>Day for Cristiano Ronaldo to meet international comms leaders,like O</span><sub>2</sub> : DIATOMIC
3-down – Pass time with composer : TRAVEL
4-down – Tango with Oti Mabuse exhausted Romeo and love rat : TWOTIMER
5-down – Selection of Waitrose toffees in foil : SETOFF
6-down – Calls on arrest for dictator : SEES
11-down – Business mogul essentially throws out 14 from Disney Castle : COGSWORTH
12-down – The writer is restricted by red ring : CHIME
14-down – Notice male snorting line : CLOCK
16-down – Reeled in trout at sea intermittently on date : TOTTERED
17-down – Poseidon embracing power of conversation : SPEAKING
19-down – Welshman pulled up over occasionally narrow encroachment : INROAD
20-down – Absent parent to throw husband out over nothing : CUCKOO
21-down – Sensible questions in audition : WISE
23-down – Lazy person getting the bullet : SLUG
This crossword has in total 30 where 15 are across and 15 are down.