This crossword No. 29148 clues and answers were published on Mon 14 Aug 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29148 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Ear of horse with hard growth on the front : CORNCOB
5-across – Hamper available that climber may need : CRAMPON
9-across – First-class kind of brainwave : ALPHA
10-across – What tea bag does is ruined : GOESTOPOT
11-across – Staff receiving unexpectedly nice hug, but one is fired : MACHINEGUN
12-across – Losing energy, more refined sound from pet : PURR
14-across – Accounts people boxed in have to give, after some swearing : TESTIMONIES
18-across – Let priest go casting out troublesome spirit : POLTERGEIST
21-across – Book, not initially non-fiction : RUTH
22-across – Son finally getting wheels, but not on this : SNOWMOBILE
25-across – Vehicle needs insurance to go round university city : VANCOUVER
26-across – Prone to dishonesty : LYING
27-across – Save nobody and nothing : DAMNALL
28-across – Young swimmer to plead being injured : TADPOLE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Like a shellfish, might you say, sticky and damp? : CLAMMY
2-down – Freshly arrange record in shelf : REPACK
3-down – Ben Hur for one a wildly enjoyable event — applause all round : CHARIOTEER
4-down – Said to be one more than expected in golf trolley : BOGIE
5-down – Composer has sweet child in India : CHERUBINI
6-down – To a degree, one may be master of these : ARTS
7-down – To which one does dad dancing? : POPMUSIC
8-down – Fail to get up to acknowledge formally : NOTARISE
13-down – Restrained right-winger attacked online : CONTROLLED
15-down – A long read for the old folks’ outing? : SAGANOVEL
16-down – Some schools used to be ticked off : APPROVED
17-down – Special nuptial mass for recent jubilee : PLATINUM
19-down – Swinging both ways in pool, manifesting sexual impulse : LIBIDO
20-down – Inadequate? Some agree, but only some : MEAGRE
23-down – Sausage of lowest quality for an audience : WURST
24-down – Pass up a soft drink : COLA
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.