This crossword No. 29856 clues and answers were published on Wed 19 Nov 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29856 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – 1000100010000 number this ordinary? : COMMON
4-across – Where short lawyers are getting hotel drinks? : MINIBAR
9-across – Underwear 12.5% off – no good hanging around : LINGERING
10-across – Talk about Romeo initially smoking pot : GRASS
11-across – Doing a somersault during embassy ball is void : ABYSS
12-across – Passed public knowledge involving answer : OVERTAKEN
13-across – Team wins penalty to begin with,Rovers gutted by rests : SPIDERS
15-across – Escort criminal to district : SECTOR
17-across – Sharp one enters currents circling island : ACIDIC
19-across – Plots with strange dangers : GARDENS
22-across – Energy moving wheels on to another place : ELSEWHERE
24-across – Financial backer’s article on returns : ANGEL
26-across – Dexterity keeping service in court : CRAFT
27-across – Model Cindy eats in group : SYNDICATE
28-across – Old city in China 500 developed : MATURED
29-across – I leave pool outside? No,it’s difficult : KNOTTY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Holding areas,holding area and royal vaults : CELLARS
2-down – M-mark? : MONEY
3-down – Squander 2 or 6 balls to dispatch,including roof of pavilion : OVERSPEND
4-down – Mother’s picking up £10,000 drawers? : MAGNETS
5-down – Dark,hard spirit – about time : NIGHT
6-down – British want zero sterling hidden by ambassador where things disappear without trace : BLACKHOLE
7-down – Take exception to unwrapped Christmas gifts : RESENT
8-down – They’ve lost partners to nameless operating system : WIDOWS
14-down – Non-stop tennis,as played around #1 court : INCESSANT
16-down – In land of automobile fanatics,one’s found in bed : CARNATION
18-down – Gripping end to poker: stopped and folded : CREASED
19-down – New York notes some of your five-a-day : GREENS
20-down – Lithium’s turning so grey : SILVERY
21-down – What’s taking digital images,wide,became mostly blurred : WEBCAM
23-down – Drink whiskey next,topless : WATER
25-down – In Italy,John finally beat heavyweight : GIANT
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.