The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29073 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29073 clues and answers were published on Thu 18 May 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29073 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossFancy hot bedrooms are not groovy : SMOOTHBORED
9-acrossFlower sends submariner into an ecstasy : ANEMONE
10-acrossOne shied, caught out concealing scam : COCONUT
11-acrossCosmetics salesperson from America comes back to make a big bang : SUPERNOVA
12-acrossTree’s total area collecting carbon : SUMAC
13-acrossAccent presumably from the south-west : TONE
14-acrossArmada, circling a minute lifeboat, stalls : FLEAMARKET
16-acrossOne takes people through specialist trial : EXPERIMENT
19-acrossWriting about sporting blunder in bad visibility : SMOG
20-acrossFat boy meets another finally across river : LARDY
21-acrossPole is three times wounded — he takes high risks : TESTPILOT
23-acrossWe hear Oscar’s agent did lose all control : RUNWILD
24-acrossOne who’s withdrawn from class in recycling : RECLUSE
25-acrossEnd striker’s loan period for second leg : RETURNMATCH

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Wife not interested tonight? I can’t manage : SLEEPINGPARTNER
2-down – Stench of Iberian river, bubble rising to the surface : ODOUR
3-down – Ornamental tracery work probed by judge : TREFOIL
4-down – Out of helmet take a large pastry : BACLAVA
5-down – A man draws this stack of hay and wood : RICKSHAW
6-down – Teacher preparing me a talk — me! Yuk, it’s unbelievable : DONTMAKEMELAUGH
7-down – There’s malaria spreading: call for help : RAISETHEALARM
8-down – Support each other to win hearts, blocking pig killer : STICKTOGETHER
15-down – All the officers here succeeded in moving my trial : ARMYLIST
17-down – Ring performer has millions on top of a little gold : MATADOR
18-down – Favoured remedy in no way peculiar : NOSTRUM
22-down – Lacy border seemingly good on bed : PICOT

This crossword has in total 26 where 14 are across and 12 are down.

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