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The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29892 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29892 clues and answers were published on Thu 01 Jan 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29892 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossBe frustrated: ‘Wake up,love!’ : COMETONOTHING
10-acrossA Tory leader gets personal after feature film involving political corruption : CHINATOWN
11-acrossFoolish eccentric humans – it’s how things are : INTHE
12-acrossNot suspecting local temperature’s dropped : NAIVE
13-acrossBound to collapse,several inside revealed : UNBOSOMED
14-acrossCollected setter’s mea culpa to boss? : AMASSED
16-acrossBrats cycling to party gathering round – go away! : SKIDDOO
18-acrossWomen in a frenzy talked of Vlad’s ‘cojones’ : MAENADS
20-acrossQuick turnover of work force – bar short : UPTEMPO
21-acrossTimeless bonnets as originally described worn at Ascot? They will be : NOSEBANDS
23-acrossNot kosher – I eat hot food unlikely to be this : SUSHI
24-acrossSpain game not international match : EQUAL
25-acrossIn superlative form,finally attracted interest : TRENDIEST
26-acrossSee 11 : CIRCUMSTANCES

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – One soldier : ORIGINATE
3-down – Duck seen around English Channel : EVADE
4-down – Imposing tax on Tudor : OROTUND
5-down – Old Sky feature raising money for public transport : OMNIBUS
6-down – Punishment advice from Spooner: ‘Don’t suffer alone!’ : HAIRSHIRT
7-down – Mount different part of insect : NOTUM
8-down – Observe lawyer taking more time to squash start of malicious gossip : SCANDALMONGER
9-down – Old grids and notes recycled for students of Araucaria? : DENDROLOGISTS
15-down – Confused doctor has another look up ‘sick at heart’ : SHAMBOLIC
17-down – Part of play when Romeo goes – revelatory material : DAMASCENE
19-down – Problem: politicians – not ours,Trump principally – invading safe space : SANCTUM
20-down – Not used – succeeded breaking free : UNSPENT
22-down – Countryman picked up female number 4 on farm? : SAUDI
23-down – On screen Mr Bean gets a little doolally in car : SEDAN

This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.

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The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29891 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29891 clues and answers were published on Wed 31 Dec 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29891 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossPaddy in sensible jumper at first gets a degree of comfort : ROOMTEMPERATURE
9-acrossMake a break-through and exploit an opportunity : CREATEANOPENING
10-acrossOnline extra involving ten mathematical characters : EMAILATTACHMENT
13-acrossAttire for the Lido with roughly two GCSEs,minimum : SWIMMINGCOSTUME
16-acrossDrunk professional taking note at popular conference for body-building regime : HIGHPROTEINDIET
17-acrossFormer girl-friend with soldier taking steps in Spanish art form : FLAMENCODANCING
20-acrossWW1 vessel made from scale bus remains : ECLASSSUBMARINE
23-acrossDined out with Applecross refugee : DISPLACEDPERSON

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Former BBC newsreader who is Jeremy Vine’s wife disturbed old Cheshire calf : RACHELSCHOFIELD
2-down – Surgical surfaces somehow obliterate pangs : OPERATINGTABLES
3-down – Complete ruin of tenor and alto transcription : TOTAL
4-down – Originally massive old avian NZ resident once : MOA
5-down – A wander up to historic Portuguese city : EVORA
6-down – It’s a winner during matches regularly : ACE
7-down – Club name on pick-up trucks for water board in northern England : UNITEDUTILITIES
8-down – Conclusion – of course! : EIGHTEENTHGREEN
11-down – Brown and green phonetic letter : TANGO
12-down – Takes in poor Shona wears : HASON
14-down – Tree that’s found on satnav on borders of Lancashire : MAPLE
15-down – Belief for which a Native American died : CREED
18-down – Function at company – just a very short time : COSEC
19-down – <span>Inhuman geek regularly at </span><i>The Cloud </i><span>over the channel</span> : NUAGE
21-down – The sun should even things out : SOL
22-down – Hospital space available in the garden : BED

This crossword has in total 24 where 8 are across and 16 are down.

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The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29890 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29890 clues and answers were published on Tue 30 Dec 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29890 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossUnveiling trees,touch fruit with bent cane : FIRSTAPPEARANCE
9-acrossJolly boyo,missing football club,depressed : UNHAPPY
10-acrossA Beginner’s Introduction: Science 101 cancelled for non-attendance : ABSENCE
11-acrossAdorn orangutan with stethoscope? : DRAPE
12-acrossCompound rates I calculate with select elements discounted,using life tables? : ACTUARIAL
13-acrossFail to deal with right-wing extremism with a bit of history : MISMANAGE
15-acrossTeam leader requests you do them : TASKS
16-acrossChinese coolness coming back around very softly,very cool : NIPPY
18-acrossMix up root and rip up dried petals : POTPOURRI
20-acrossProvokes ire with artist fabrication : IRRITATES
23-acrossPoliceman’s undercover operation : STING
24-acrossSilly people name their belly buttons,sometimes : NINNIES
25-acrossControversially,Roman wine bar serves nail polish remover : ACETONE
26-acrossChaps joined at the hip,later awkwardly embracing the cheerleaders : LEATHERTROUSERS

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Formalised union with new arrangement in time and space : FOURDIMENSIONAL
2-down – Tries again to run lines,endlessly : REHEARS
3-down – Dump booze outside of a town in Ireland : TIPPERARY
4-down – Groups hiding in photography labs : PHYLA
5-down – Fulfilment staff turned up: soldiers in casual shirts : ENACTMENT
6-down – Dreaded one uprising of a Russian leader : RASTA
7-down – Poles welcoming musical girl,the likes of Mary Poppins : NANNIES
8-down – Evil,strange,barbarous,monstrous Lake Constance? : EVERLASTINGNESS
14-down – Praise pet that’s barking … to get bite : APPETISER
15-down – In Yorkshire,the philosopher’s wedding attire : TROUSSEAU
17-down – 16 fish,about three took flight with some laughter : PIRANHA
19-down – <span>Roots of Riemann zeta: only minus evens and </span><i>half</i><span> + </span><i>imaginary</i><span> included – that’s where roots come from!</span> : RHIZOME
21-down – Tyrannosaurus raised upper leg : THIGH
22-down – Step-sister’s heart put out : STAIR

This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.

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The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29889 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29889 clues and answers were published on Mon 29 Dec 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29889 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossSetter recovered from the ‘hood : STREET
4-acrossRanks include first of garrison’s fighters : TIGERS
9-acrossAfter what’s taken by Wags,that woman’s right about author : MICK
10-acrossUnsettle spirit and fifth columnist : SPOOK
11-acrossLS Lowry’s detail is obtuse : SLOW
12-acrossNags if out of drugs : HORSES
13-acrossJointly attempt to reverse effort to create nation-state? : COUNTRY
15-acrossLay ripped to pieces: ready to be sent back : REPLYPAID
17-acrossLate Democrat after US leader of the War on Drugs : DEAD
18-acrossWeapons! – a Republican manuscript : ARMS
19-acrossWriter of rag denied misbehaving : ANDREGIDE
23-acrossSpy readies boy to go on the run – one way to get out : JACKSON
24-acrossSee 9 : HERRON
27-acrossBona fide leader,the Sea Admiral at last : REAL
28-acrossDjokovic’s end leads tennis authority to a lesser star : DELTA
29-acrossSee 23 : LAMB
30-acrossKing is in groin’s first waxing : RISING
31-acrossWeird kid – but worth a flutter? : ODDSON

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Omit 26,it’s used on piste : SKIPOLE
2-down – Debauchees: artist keeps no records : RAKES
3-down – Reduces intensity of cores of cheapo assets; consults quietly : EASESUP
5-down – Pyongyang’s domain slammed into surrounding well : INKPOT
6-down – US actor beheaded uncertain physicist : EISENBERG
7-down – Excitedly sourced,having hunted high and low : SCOURED
8-down – Coffee,Mr Biden? : JOE
14-down – 51 on second team : LIONS
16-down – Cooking – mine kills – in ovens : LIMEKILNS
18-down – Dilettante – in the buff? : AMATEUR
20-down – Struggling harder – having taken pill,tried again : REHEARD
21-down – One who determines entry in party or 8 : DOORMAN
22-down – City where bird entertains new date : LONDON
25-down – Is in charge of the French after ribbing upset leaders : RULES
26-down – Spanish show of approval for Hackney slum? : OLE

This crossword has in total 33 where 18 are across and 15 are down.

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The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29887 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29887 clues and answers were published on Fri 26 Dec 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29887 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossMove work base away from Rink B? : POSTOFFICE
6-acrossComputer plug,cheapest possible? : IPAD
10-acrossPower to the Common People is not B : PAINT
11-acrossWhat Met man uses elaborately to measure drops in the first instance address depth : UDOMETERS
12-across‘You shouldn’t have squeezed into hot Tube’ – having gone west,words to remember you by : EPITAPH
13-acrossOrigin of our poetry’s American,like Browning’s land from Whitman’s? : OVERSEA
14-acrossThe stuff of myths cool dude assimilates well! : FANCYTHAT
16-acrossImpressive jpeg? : EPIC
20-acrossA big fan of messing about on it : INTO
21-acrossUnable to get off,recall vacuous Smiths album and vacuous lyrics : SLEEPLESS
24-acrossSide set back,fielding captain may employ it : LEGTRAP
26-acrossVietnam city taxi’s reversing place : BACLIEU
27-acrossMy intake is predominantly seeds,rum or vinegar : GRANIVORE
28-acrossOne ‘i’ needs tittle for screening B : IDIOT
29-acrossA bit of ‘Acol-ade’ as top bridge-player! : EAST
30-acrossB metal one owes to Spooner : DEADLETTER

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Go with a B : PEPPER
2-down – Comic Sans 28,so-called : SOIDISANT
3-down – Do better than B&amp;B : OUTMATCH
4-down – Fine and attractive B : FLUSH
5-down – B almost alcohol free,usurping Independent in name : CHOCOLATE
7-down – Stamp one’s taken from B : PRESS
8-down – B channel for bathing resort : DISPATCH
9-down – B flew ejector seats to the north : JEWEL
15-down – B worker leaves trumpeter in shade : TELEPHONE
17-down – Flighty young woman is seduced by my beloved doom-merchant! : PESSIMIST
18-down – Brussels,say,put up B : DIALOGUE
19-down – Road travellers should be warned about this B&amp;B : BLACKICE
22-down – Receptacle where artist hides B : BRAIN
23-down – B,though steep on incline : BUTTER
25-down – <i>Ruddigore </i><span>creators initially introducing its lead character as B</span> : GRASS
26-down – Ill,being fed on B : BREAD

This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.

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