The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29118 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29118 clues and answers were published on Mon 10 Jul 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29118 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossRepeatedly bear ridicule : POOHPOOH
5-acrossTail is part of one and one is part of tail : RABBIT
9-acrossAwful deed, act I commit : DEDICATE
10-acrossLand in country, European nation : ESTATE
12-acrossSaint seen in awfully rich bar with that woman : CHRISTOPHER
15-acrossProduces text, we hear, about donkey in part of book — major life events : RITES
17-acrossSee 15 : OFPASSAGE
18-acrossSailor robbed saint, reportedly — part of explosive mixture : SALTPETRE
19-acrossBurgle home to get bird : ROBIN
20-acrossAccommodating people, like an initially powerless political leader : RESIDENTIAL
24-acrossPrioritise treatment when a tiger runs amok : TRIAGE
25-acrossOne living in hope as I tip most haphazardly : OPTIMIST
26-acrossWise-looking old learner included in list in the past : OWLISH
27-acrossSettled score with duke, say, at no point retreating : REVENGED

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Editor in charge limited by pedant, who provides low-level care? : PEDICURIST
2-down – Doubly wrong about charge in a pig-headed way : OBDURATELY
3-down – Lots of certain animals in containers : PACKS
4-down – Is not Dr Tooth possibly an alias for one? : ORTHODONTIST
6-down – Addict across street, right? It’s less clear : ABSTRUSER
7-down – Asinine pronouncement from monarch borne by horse : BRAY
8-down – Draws, we hear, little piggies for children : TOES
11-down – People using crooks with little money, namely to get something to eat : SHEPHERDSPIE
13-down – Removing skin around swelling, as form of prepping : PARBOILING
14-down – Exerted control about accommod­ation and raised prices again : REINFLATED
16-down – Internalised moral restraints group sees as distorted : SUPEREGOS
21-down – Innocent the First dividing part of church : NAIVE
22-down – This German ruler, on reflection, is no different : OTTO
23-down – Girl coming to harm following Jack : JILL

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

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