This crossword No. 29042 clues and answers were published on Wed 12 Apr 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29042 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Cleaner tackles little boy’s chamber : BEDROOM
5-across – Best clothes seen on TV? : TOPGEAR
9-across – Nothing good is postponed : ONICE
10-across – Sid’s organ playing ‘Stop’ and ‘Roundabout’? : ROADSIGNS
11-across – Fruity red and triple sec seen drunk in style : DRESSSENSE
12-across – Drink in Wetherspoons, for example, 20% off : CHAI
14-across – Sophisticated magazine : COSMOPOLITAN
18-across – Start of 21 badly needs a wash, extremely dirty : ASHWEDNESDAY
21-across – Essentially gifted and advanced : LENT
22-across – Medical device for reading pet barcodes? : CATSCANNER
25-across – Mineral water finally on a table as fluid : ALABASTER
26-across – Opening of cinema features parts of films : CLIPS
27-across – Letter only composed to inspire another : YPSILON
28-across – Could Solomon be a member of the Mafia? : WISEGUY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Curse? He’ll go red : BLOODY
2-down – One travelling down Amazon, perhaps : DRIVER
3-down – Old server’s corrupted — firm employed draws lines through : OVERSCORES
4-down – ../-./…/.–././-.-./-/—/.-. ? : MORSE
5-down – Wanting independence, instructs naughty pets in parts of church : TRANSEPTS
6-down – Ask to sit : POSE
7-down – For example, going back and forth grappling with cooking ingredient : EGGWHITE
8-down – PM once ignoring head of Treasury to protect Welsh woman and foreign nationals? : RUSSIANS
13-down – Permissions for king put in jail with occasional access : CLEARANCES
15-down – ‘This war’s over!’ — that fake article by nuclear project : MANHATTAN
16-down – Spooner’s hirsute man in prayer : HAILMARY
17-down – Chats with mate endlessly next to footballers’ partners : CHINWAGS
19-down – Veiled legend in grand finale : ENDING
20-down – Reliable Tory trading gold for iron oxide? : TRUSTY
23-down – Guard’s company : SCREW
24-down – PIN number 1150? : NAIL
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.