This crossword No. 29897 clues and answers were published on Wed 07 Jan 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29897 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Playing piano,uncle with FRCS is an accomplished pianist : FRANCIS
5-across – See 1 : POULENC
9-across – Top African city describing its environment : URBAN
10-across – Castle at first repaired and newly restored here : LANCASTER
11-across – He was bound to catch fire? : PROMETHEUS
12-across – Architect and writer entertain on vacation : WREN
14-across – One looks for treasure cache,possibly among 10? : BEACHCOMBER
18-across – Dare to break with America’s ‘special relationship’ : CAMARADERIE
21-across – Not as many start off as pitcher : EWER
22-across – Nursery doctor coming across outpour in bed : FOURPOSTER
25-across – Use one’s head swiftly when skinny kids start to abstain from food : THINKFAST
26-across – Open space in Casualty : AGAPE
27-across – Had a go like crazy in swift mode of travel,etc : PACKAGE
28-across – See 27 : HOLIDAY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Badly dressed bum in funny clothing : FRUMPY
2-down – Britain draping its leader in part of its coat of arms : ALBION
3-down – Run Intercity : CANTERBURY
4-down – Graceful woman is quiet about work-up : SYLPH
5-down – Bureaucrat in prison with drug dealer : PENPUSHER
6-down – Some without a happy state : UTAH
7-down – Poet in residence seeing difficult birth in early James Bond premieres : EJTHRIBB
8-down – My love,never try ear bursting,it’s a delicate body part : CORONARY
13-down – Stuck in traffic with no toilets? A disaster : NOSETOTAIL
15-down – Gold disc half lost,oddly no copy of recording : AUDIOTAPE
16-down – During break,workers like some bottles of wine : SCREWTOP
17-down – In the morning,perhaps,in case one forgets : AMNESIAC
19-down – Maroon fibre : STRAND
20-down – See 8 : ARTERY
23-down – Feel sick and so forth,must be admitted to right hospital : RETCH
24-down – Fine and even slices of bread and vegetable : OKRA
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.