The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29056 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29056 clues and answers were published on Fri 28 Apr 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29056 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossForget it is either Edward or Kelly being a rat-catcher? : NEVERMIND
6-acrossSad Parisian you dressed in bit of lady’s underwear : CUTUP
9-acrossTense nurse speaks about damn silly instructions for man taking tablets : TENCOMMANDMENTS
10-acrossIs in possession of one drug or another : HASH
11-acrossRunning a web browser, search­ing for wild animals : ONSAFARI
14-acrossDrink some beer, eating egg hard-boiled, perhaps : PINOTNOIR
15-acrossAfrican animal almost weed on Imogen’s jacket : INDRI
16-acrossDidn’t stand by younger man who’s a bit of an animal : SATYR
18-acrossFit female wearing a wonderful flip-flop in America : ABOUTFACE
20-acrossFirst-class pilot receiving officer promotion and praise : ACCOLADE
21-acrossI try welcoming bishop in a West African language : IGBO
25-acrossFancying that man wearing felt hose out dogging : HOTONTHEHEELSOF
26-acrossManufacturer of pop, like one Jack drinks : OASIS
27-acrossOne bringing up issue that’s arisen with mud wrestling : NURSEMAID

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Hard time accepted by criminal up in nick : NOTCH
2-down – Word spoken by Caesar before child’s game : VENISON
3-down – Cross thoroughfare with nothing covering area inside it : ROOD
4-down – Something penned by William Blake? : IAMB
5-down – 500 homes tidy up mess, say : DININGROOM
6-down – Poets, we hear, making clangers? : CYMBALISTS
7-down – Fail removing odd bits of sacred drinking vessel : TANKARD
8-down – Sports team with jerk in a danger to cricket? : PESTICIDE
12-down – Special note probing govern­ment’s dishonesty and plots : STORYLINES
13-down – Problem for wizard, this being the case at times : NOWANDTHEN
14-down – Crazy chap, is it? Character resembling a football nut : PISTACHIO
17-down – Ancient writer understood Guardian readers : TACITUS
19-down – You heard blow is consumed by teetotallers in American capital : AUGUSTA
22-down – Old G-man with a stutter is taken out : OFFED
23-down – Make black tea : CHAR
24-down – Amused expression inspired by 25 : HEHE

This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.

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