This crossword No. 29970 clues and answers were published on Thu 02 Apr 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29970 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Disk installed in finished comprehensive : THOROUGH
9-across – Hum – to set trap : MOUTH
10-across – Horse led by Earl? : GREY
11-across – Came near to rewriting ad hoc paper : APPROACHED
12-across – Very faint-hearted,not quite returning salvo : VOLLEY
14-across – One American in multinational company gives a hand : APPLAUSE
16-across – Irresponsible,filthy cracks about gang leader : FLIGHTY
18-across – Cheer gamer’s device : CONSOLE
21-across – One of the Trumps hiding small toe-curling secret : ESOTERIC
23-across – Order of fish provided by end of day : CODIFY
24-across – House safeguard that makes for heavy going? : DAMPCOURSE
26-across – Mean-sounding voice : BASS
27-across – Near the boundless land : EARTH
28-across – Centaurs cast out of a pre-Roman state : ETRUSCAN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – What drawers might hold: chain,bow and ring on a length : CHARCOAL
2-down – Harsh sound of underwear rubbing against somebody’s rear : BRAY
3-down – <span>Player supporting the </span><i>Guardian</i><span>,perversely,is sweet?</span> : SUGARY
4-down – Cat saying ‘tree cutter’? : WHIPSAW
5-down – Brief shots of mother,topless doing a twirl : AMMO
6-down – Student group in exposed surroundings put in the shade : OUTCLASSED
7-down – Car is revolutionary : WHEELS
13-down – Elgar too hip,perhaps,to drop round for this type of work : LIGHTOPERA
15-down – Hapless Republican’s abandoned passed motion : POO
17-down – Hill’s tale uncovered : TOR
19-down – Duration of biography’s going to pot : LIFESPAN
20-down – Mark for each bolt : SCARPER
22-down – Foreign alcoholic drinks poured over Henry’s cold drinks : SHAKES
23-down – Cold? Here’s fishy toast : CHEERS
25-down – Player’s behind this aspect of polo cheating? : OCHE
26-down – Police work that often gets support : BUST
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.