The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29017 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29017 clues and answers were published on Tue 14 Mar 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29017 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossAnother country and this one are in trouble : UKRAINE
5-acrossSee 2 : BRANAGH
10-acrossHandle a bit of butter : KNOB
11-acrossGolf in Africa may be conditionally possible : CONTINGENT
12-acrossLet’s deal with flyaway hair : PERMIT
13-acrossEffort of past orient travelling : EXERTION
14-acrossHigh-tech spree leaves an uneasy feeling : THECREEPS
16-acrossEdward Ledger : HEATH
17-acrossA northerner, of course : ASCOT
19-acrossSingle and in good shape after Matilda leaves : UNMARRIED
23-acrossHobby for dad? Stamp collector? : PASSPORT
24-acrossOne hooked and held by mad dictator : ADDICT
26-acrossMemorial King George originally built for unit : KILOGRAMME
27-acrossDior fashionista’s retro style : AFRO
28-acrossQuiet provider of milkshake : SHUDDER
29-acrossExtremely dreary and unpleasant line : DYNASTY

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Director, born in Kent, first to have better managed a good hospital : KENNETH
3-down – Capone’s behind collection of songs : ALBUM
4-down – Unlikely item from Nike etc? : NECKTIE
6-down – Mountie catching a thief : RAIDER
7-down – What one needs to retire near fresh water : NIGHTWEAR
8-down – Complaint about individual having left the building : GONEOUT
9-down – How the story began came out in open letters : ONCEUPONATIME
15-down – What are you doing, Socrates, half-drunk with weapon? : CROSSWORD
18-down – European resort hotel covering up immorality : SPANISH
20-down – School rogue in casualty? Gosh! : ACADEMY
21-down – Right in leaving out passage : EXCERPT
22-down – Rough sounding path : COARSE
25-down – Show stuff in revolting commercial : DRAMA

This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.

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