This crossword No. 29973 clues and answers were published on Mon 06 Apr 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29973 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Make short counterargument with pamphlet : CONTRACT
9-across – Part of ship that crosses river,often : BRIDGE
10-across – Cold primate in sleeveless cloak : CAPE
11-across – Kind of fool whose company isn’t wanted? : GOOSEBERRY
12-across – In some clues,I’m pleasantly straightforward : SIMPLE
14-across – Present setter’s anagram to intrigue : INTEREST
15-across – Poet’s one line in masculine style : MILTON
17-across – Economist making crucial point inconclusively : KEYNES
20-across – Private put in grave situation backed foreign ruler : INTERIOR
22-across – Reluctantly agree about son’s intention : DESIGN
23-across – Thing reversed in chart I revised as piece of mathematics : ARITHMETIC
24-across – Humble soldiers protecting area : MEAN
25-across – Stand-in to make score of ten,say : DOUBLE
26-across – Something used by cooks in USA – pecan nuts : SAUCEPAN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – It’s uttered very briefly on weird social media,initially : VOCALISM
2-down – Eye problem from middle of last year : STYE
3-down – Seaweed gourmet ultimately put on fish : TANGLE
4-down – Problem pupil stimulated in a communal meeting : ABSENTEE
5-down – Radicals assuming rising changes image : FIREBRANDS
6-down – Wide open spaces since found,after a journey over river : AGORAS
8-down – Subject embracing monarch in global circle : TROPIC
13-down – What helps reproduce stock,say? Pet bull one redeployed : POLLENTUBE
16-down – Supplier of drug mostly impounded,destroyed : OPIUMDEN
18-down – Relinquish or keep subscribing? : SIGNAWAY
19-down – Free traitor imprisoned by US troops : GRATIS
21-down – New missile limited in scope : NARROW
22-down – Richard’s pronouncement on corporation,statement of principle : DICTUM
24-down – These days,rarely fit for sports event : MEET
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.