This crossword No. 29997 clues and answers were published on Mon 04 May 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29997 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Wife desires charming women … : WITCHES
5-across – … valour is boring her – ordinary and primarily ‘macho’ : HEROISM
10-across – E-copy : ECHO
11-across – Tale of servitude recalled in reels : CINDERELLA
12-across – One in five heading to Open are seeds : QUINOA
13-across – Remain on the right side of suspicious cook – porky but harmless? : WHITELIE
14-across – Way to find a giant,live,and chat about man’s missing head? : BEANSTALK
16-across – Censors essentially blue tale : STORY
17-across – Barnaby ousts Romeo and takes Juliet – he’s a trier! : JUDGE
19-across – INXS provided Yates’s first shoot up : INTENSIFY
23-across – Barbarian,turning good guy,with trimmed locks – he’s chasing foxy type? : HUNTSMAN
24-across – Move to try and cover King’s naked glee after fling : CASTLE
26-across – Ventures boundless flair inspired by coaches : BUSINESSES
27-across – Once partner is following,beginning to introduce glimpse of billy goat : IBEX
28-across – One holding up the line returning skins again? : SLEEPER
29-across – Trailers way back,after about 5½ days travelling west : ADVERTS
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Add in what I did here,as stated : INCLUDE
3-down – Summit’s within Worcester,centrally,elevated : CROWN
4-down – Use charm to control tendency to avoid pressure : ENCHANT
6-down – Barrier dropped to protect pupil : EYELID
7-down – Toast peer performing in musical dramas : OPERETTAS
8-down – Rise up,capturing aged warrior : SOLDIER
9-down – White dominance troubling viewers : SNOWBLINDNESS
15-down – Dark approaching,tenses,one male,alone at the end : NIGHTTIME
18-down – Odd you twice caught group of students drawn in by unframed Dali : UNUSUAL
20-down – Overlooked,start off angry,swear endlessly inside : EXCUSED
21-down – Most rewarding transposing soprano flute line : FULLEST
22-down – This setter’s regularly upset with contrary editor’s delay : IMPEDE
25-down – Catch spots orally : SEIZE
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.