This crossword No. 29001 clues and answers were published on Thu 23 Feb 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29001 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Retiring from transport company surprisingly flush : BASHFUL
5-across – Skilful concealing old British firm’s shortfall : DEFICIT
9-across – Conspicuous volume of doubly fine drugs swallowed by company board with caution : COFFEETABLEBOOK
10-across – Not entirely cool at hip club in India : LATHI
11-across – Puritan and saint drinking wine — they may be in bed : PRIMROSES
12-across – Setter dons apron for cooking, keeping dry : RAINPROOF
14-across – Statesperson, one given bagel and pasty : IOWAN
15-across – 4×4 car, not Rover or Sierra : RANGE
16-across – Being crude, oil’s kept here without saving the planet? : INDECORUM
18-across – Stall worker given zero extra cash : TEMPORISE
21-across – Game’s involving two bridge players getting tricks : RUSES
22-across – Film version of Hamlet with antic Dane trapping foreign king : THELMAANDLOUISE
23-across – What tennis player does after a let shows modesty : RESERVE
24-across – Philosopher astride horse or kind of lamb : PASCHAL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Bend sinister at the bottom in shield : BUCKLER
2-down – Peter amended tiny part of Bible giving reason to stick together : SAFETYINNUMBERS
3-down – Charges current politician over void lease for land ownership : FEESIMPLE
4-down – Smashed bulb may be so : LITUP
5-down – Grilled cheese scoffed after case of Drambuie : DEBRIEFED
6-down – Official admitting hesitation over having more autonomy : FREER
7-down – Succeeded cracking puzzles needing brains and hard fight : CROSSSWORDSWITH
8-down – In front of uncovered king, captures rooks : TAKESIN
13-down – Start travelling to Nigeria : ORIGINATE
14-down – Trendy blackguard has debts with no interest : INCURIOUS
15-down – Spinner, which is unaffected by spinning? : ROTATOR
17-down – Inappropriately, give hands to married ladies when dancing : MISDEAL
19-down – Female leaving old seafood : ORMER
20-down – Finish eg trifle, extremely nice after turnover : ENDUP
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.