The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29023 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29023 clues and answers were published on Tue 21 Mar 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29023 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossA few circling wagon have initially found their target : STRUCKHOME
6-acrossEminent school in street slightly tainted : HIGH
9-acrossWise guys’ initial gathering around chimney : ILLUMINATI
10-acrossVery large piece of meat saved to take back : VAST
12-acrossChange in personal relations suggesting trap? : ROLEREVERSAL
15-acrossDoes battle losing head and part of a rifle : HINDSIGHT
17-acrossCall round for the one with the sticks : RINGO
18-acrossFor a sportsperson it would have been more hazardous to have run one at the start : SKIER
19-acrossReds fan broadcast report on 1-0 reverse : OENOPHILE
20-acrossWelcome back occasional elegant adult learner to be graded : HIERARCHICAL
24-acrossSome paper, off-white, with no heading : REAM
25-acrossIt’s critical stir-crazy daughter is kept in : JUDGMENTAL
26-acrossSupport opera’s return : STEM
27-acrossCollapsed on tenth lap in this challenge : PENTATHLON

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Small edge goes to fielder : SLIP
2-down – Keep going round for a light lunch? : ROLL
3-down – Hurry up selected pupils to start working regularly : COMEONSTREAM
4-down – Turner’s affair, heading off to Spain : HINGE
5-down – Shabby way of working not right to challenge : MOTHEATEN
7-down – Innate bias to be reviewed, when convicted so? : INABSENTIA
8-down – Rash and blot spread into eyes so half-closed : HOTBLOODED
11-down – As eldest child, male, I severely criticise Dad : HEIRAPPARENT
13-down – An element of pressure over revised shop hours : PHOSPHORUS
14-down – Commit to flames popular heretic for speaking out — consumed! : INCINERATE
16-down – Let balance dip into red, about to take advantage of charity : GOODCAUSE
21-down – Back to front, managed to enter expensive bar : INGOT
22-down – That is going to time, visiting sick : ITLL
23-down – Macs grouped together and left in lavatory : CLAN

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

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