The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29038 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29038 clues and answers were published on Fri 07 Apr 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29038 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossProviding energy, dainty sweetheart for 24? : IFEELFINE
10-acrossPup with 24? : WHELP
11-acrossRock hurtled into French cottage : GRANITE
12-acrossBehind seaside structure, more choppy : BUMPIER
13-across23 down 23 down for 24? : HELLO
14-acrossAmateurish player stuffing ex-Wimbledon champion Serena, initially brazen : SHAMELESS
16-across‘Garpen’ for 24? : PAPERBACKWRITER
19-acrossBent course, one’s twisted at first : DISHONEST
21-acrossBird, a ton in stomach : MACAW
22-acrossSee 13 : GOODBYE
23-acrossProcession where heart broken by 24? : CORTEGE
24-acrossNot a soul hit? : NOONE
25-acrossWhite stone in lake rolled back onto flower : ALABASTER

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – In good condition, hollow round circles – like so? : RINGSHAPED
2-down – Unit of computer processing speed, for example, a failure after problem’s back : MEGAFLOP
3-down – Current fashion in leisurewear, a bit retro? : ELNINO
4-down – See 18 : RIDE
5-down – King entering battle with new cavalier, pessimist : WETBLANKET
6-down – Promise broken by Paul’s wife in budgie smugglers, perhaps? : SWIMWEAR
7-down – Mog given food, though not all — and stroke : FELINE
8-down – Pole blows up : SPAR
14-down – 7: one held up by Matisse after some tickling? : SIAMESECAT
15-down – Tube put in ground, we hear, for grower in fields : STRAWBERRY
17-down – Spooner’s kick up the backside for US drink : ROOTBEER
18-down – Second film editor working for 24? : TICKETTO
20-down – Right leg, bit above it : SPOTON
21-down – Grass that comes up just the same : MARRAM
22-down – Part of lettering on gold medal, perhaps : GONG
23-down – I’m off food, by the sound of it? : CIAO

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

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