The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29884 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29884 clues and answers were published on Mon 22 Dec 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29884 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossFurniture ultimately not fit for the task : TABLE
4-acrossBest sources of general revision before each exam : GREATEST
8-acrossDrunk escaping the bar for some downtime : BREATHINGSPACE
10-acrossStuff leaking from small sack : SPILLAGE
11-acrossQuick pasta sauce containing last bit of pepper : PRESTO
12-acrossStickers have sides removed : ADHESIVES
15-acrossDrifts west after following the shoreline at first : WAFTS
17-acrossI broadcast using code : INDIA
18-acrossNew term describing trademark artist : REMBRANDT
19-acrossNo storage unit had food : NOSHED
21-acrossShrub in one area on cultivated plot : GARDENIA
24-acrossAdvantageous transformation – feature of AI? : CAPITALISATION
25-acrossPut off expert rascal : PROROGUE
26-acrossMob surrounding old,nasty king : HEROD

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Underground sites of TV channels : TUBESTATIONS
2-down – Flawed Lib Dems he transformed : BLEMISHED
3-down – Praise one-time tax cut : EXTOL
4-down – Examining some farrago in government : GOINGOVER
5-down – Monster rising up thus : ERGO
6-down – Excellent place people often store underwear? : TOPDRAWER
7-down – Belts and items of footwear : SOCKS
9-down – Instructed not to do business internally? : HOUSETRAINED
13-down – Increasingly grand position beset by utter anarchy at its core : STATELIER
14-down – Briefly outline a certain,pronounced issue : SUMMARISE
16-down – One who likes embracing popular moneymaker? : FINANCIER
20-down – Flight from Bari,at sunset,heading north : STAIR
22-down – The end of poverty right away : DEATH
23-down – Was a rat seen in Los Angeles? : SANG

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

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