This crossword No. 29855 clues and answers were published on Tue 18 Nov 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29855 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Head of Defence follows one branch of military around protecting another in rural setting : FARMYARD
9-across – Feeling about a quarter : HAUNCH
10-across – Right to interrupt awful poet : BARD
11-across – Toscanini initially upset with orchestration,it should be breezy : INSOUCIANT
12-across – More mature book starts to be more daring : BOLDER
14-across – Evasive action leads to swearing if Dawn French is recording : SIDESTEP
15-across – Yogi Bear ultimately stops Boo-Boo becoming zoo attraction? : GIRAFFE
17-across – Progress without regulation – to begin with that hurt Marx? : GROUCHO
20-across – Quickly be silent for screening – 17’s brother mostly is : SHARPISH
22-across – The two making love on back of sofa pant? : BREATH
23-across – Doctor adapting an endangered species : GIANTPANDA
24-across – Complain about rep on vacation : CARP
25-across – Cut ending to Moon River : SEVERN
26-across – Area policeman handling case of revenge in court : PRECINCT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Type of pasta a vehicle on motorway is carrying : MACARONI
2-down – Surrounded by morning papers : AMID
3-down – Somehow parried short sword : RAPIER
4-down – Bears eating,say,3 bones : SHOULDER
5-down – Puzzle annoys over one thousand : RUBIKSCUBE
6-down – After supporting small carbon light fitting : SCONCE
8-down – What’s found inside commodes is toxic – stop! : DESIST
13-down – Lookalike not working with band,Queen : DEADRINGER
16-down – Facetious old man’s boring flick books : FLIPPANT
18-down – Sporting achievement of bowler – perhaps fast one : HATTRICK
19-down – Look on the bright side and exercise : CHINUP
21-down – Next in line holds iron lower : HEIFER
22-down – See 4 : BLADES
24-down – Charlie painting snake : COIL
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.