The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29083 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29083 clues and answers were published on Tue 30 May 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29083 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossShortening parts of legs to make bear a little lower : CALVE
4-acrossStaff sign half-hearted complaint about naughty class : BASSCLEF
8-acrossAfter further endless fighting, lovers getting means to clear the air : EXTRACTIONFANS
10-acrossBroadway musical not getting bravo for dance : RIGADOON
11-acrossScientist’s second wife leaving Stevenage or Basildon? : NEWTON
12-acrossWhere to place volumes of luggage with caution, initially : BOOKCASES
15-acrossWithout right, criticise golf hit from driver : PRANG
17-acrossState of Massachusetts? Just a western part : ASSAM
18-acrossBack massage after sex welcomed by sweet redheads? : POLITBURO
19-acrossFool, say, losing heart where water is scarce : DESERT
21-acrossCross after hints about what a naughty child might throw : SPITBALL
24-acrossTrack gets pushed back, but for Elvis song : GODSAVETHEKING
25-acrossSocialist banks in Newcastle investing Asian’s cash capital : CHEYENNE
26-acrossCurvy figure initially lost kilo, say : EIGHT

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Spirit shown by singer online getting b__ excited! : CHERRYBRANDY
2-down – Having a fondness for suits, bright soldier’s overwhelmed by debts : LITIGIOUS
3-down – Bovid’s dash over delta : ELAND
4-down – Cheers in prosperous periods, entertaining times ahead : BOTTOMSUP
5-down – Rat out in spring after first sign of sun : SHOP
6-down – Whence we get stimulant, no longer taking three drugs after cocaine : COFFEEPOT
7-down – Surrealist painter of birds with head lowered : ERNST
9-down – Working outside of Hamburg to dig an oil well : INAGOODLIGHT
13-down – Creamy elastic clothing remains unlikely to get snapped : CAMERASHY
14-down – Possible explosive bad mood stops Jack learning about religion : SALTPETRE
16-down – American liked penning old language, being a flatterer : ADULATING
20-down – Say nothing about group’s aversion to effort : SLOTH
22-down – Possible crossword feature: article on setter : THEME
23-down – Scandinavian, Sicilian, Vienna, English, and Nimzo openings : SVEN

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

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