This crossword No. 30004 clues and answers were published on Tue 12 May 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 30004 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Row about newspaper backing Panama? : TITFER
4-across – Silly positions must be rejected – I would : STUPID
9-across – Exploit flyer with imperfect tenses to get personal benefit : FEATHERONESNEST
10-across – Bowler may be here to give evidence : ATTEST
11-across – Proprietor with joiner in funny comeback : LANDLORD
12-across – Nightcap on vacation during jovial preparatory celebration : HENPARTY
14-across – John is one outwardly for hire : TOILET
15-across – First couple of letters dispatched,so not here : ABSENT
18-across – Sounds like Bath perhaps being in short supply : SPARSITY
21-across – Settle where stated in Oxford or Derby : FOOTWEAR
22-across – Learnt to play the horn : ANTLER
24-across – Best in everything for big Brits : THEFATOFTHELAND
25-across – Ease with which judge accepts falsehood : RELIEF
26-across – Stick poster,but not over there! : ADHERE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – From Goethe,a tremendous play enacted here : THEATRE
2-down – I then took odds on twenty in order to get hitched : TOTIE
3-down – One chooses shock treatment in role reversal : ELECTOR
5-down – See 2 : THEKNOT
6-down – Palestine suffering sanctions : PENALTIES
7-down – Want to start eating potato : DESIREE
8-down – Disparate motel with a twist in the tail? End of story! : MOTLEY
13-down – Fill up ten forms,that’s more than enough : PLENTIFUL
16-down – Relative souper? : BROTHER
17-down – Prepared letters of support : TRESTLE
18-down – First and last to arrive can generate conflict : STRIFE
19-down – Embarrassed to display university degree in an outhouse : ABASHED
20-down – Cute name that is for a youngster : TWEENIE
23-down – Finally enrol in crash diet mañana,got that,but not tomorrow : TILDE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.