This crossword No. 29022 clues and answers were published on Mon 20 Mar 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29022 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Stay after passport centre makes a bit of a mess : SPLODGE
5-across – Former pupils gather pine to make shapes : OBLONGS
10-across – Artist starts to date all Lowry’s images : DALI
11-across – Crime heads manipulated old scientist : ARCHIMEDES
12-across – Talk again about environmentally damaging contributor to agricultural growth : REPEAT
13-across – Add too much to sketch and get a negative balance : OVERDRAW
14-across – Posh daily in top class city : BUCHAREST
16-across – Scandal I believe is somewhat defamatory … : LIBEL
17-across – … when copied thus? : DITTO
19-across – A gel NASA developed includes iodine for pain relief : ANALGESIA
23-across – Ask too much of tyrant, when America becomes Republican : OVERLOAD
24-across – Check alien showing a means to gain entry : TICKET
26-across – Second rate shower might collectively display intelligence : BRAINPOWER
27-across – Swiftlet regularly seen on this place : SITE
28-across – Clear material picked up in accordance with plans : PERSPEX
29-across – Capital ensemble established in island has not been successful : ALSORAN
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Water-based dish from France is high level : PLATEAU
3-down – Chemical that removes hard bit from leather : OXIDE
4-down – Trojan worker provides good support : GRAFTER
6-down – Cooked up plot to acquire fossil fuel : BOILED
7-down – Great activity that led to finished Verdi composition : OVERDRIVE
8-down – Upstanding Scandinavian infiltrates work unit producing small bomb : GRENADE
9-down – Basic directions for what you are doing! : ACROSSANDDOWN
15-down – Uneven treatment of most Irish : HITORMISS
18-down – Hot lines? Quite the opposite : INVERSE
20-down – Dead centre of Gibraltar approached from the side : LATERAL
21-down – Drink that did for group when Mike left : ICEDTEA
22-down – Go, after throwing out rug : TOUPEE
25-down – Name for flowering plant with no root : COSMO
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.