This crossword No. 29160 clues and answers were published on Mon 28 Aug 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29160 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – What mermaid has to swing from side to side? : FISHTAIL
9-across – Demand to be released : RANSOM
10-across – Bloody unusual choice : RARE
11-across – On appeal, exam papers may be extraordinary : REMARKABLE
12-across – Temperature in reservoirs is baffling : STUMPS
14-across – Soldier uses upmarket tent, having old-fashioned specs : GIGLAMPS
15-across – One with lots of teeth worries a wife : FRETSAW
17-across – Bring chopper down here, smashing part of mouth into skull : HELIPAD
20-across – A drink where golfer finishes — and starts, we’re told : GREENTEA
22-across – Sounded like a pig has nothing put in pen : OINKED
23-across – Where reserve judge sits? : ONTHEBENCH
24-across – Go like the wind? : BLOW
25-across – Branded waterway’s name as being in wrong order : SEARED
26-across – Historic duchy, as standard, has a Duke : NORMANDY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Column’s parts lie in ruins : PILASTER
2-down – Article on Spain for you once : THEE
3-down – Vetoes keeping Irish children in Scotland : BAIRNS
4-down – Wisp of smoke hiding silver feathers : PLUMAGE
5-down – Stop meeting professional villain : PROROGUE
6-down – Taking a break when empty? : ONVACATION
7-down – Helping toy to work : DOLLOP
13-down – Mountain’s substance: keratin : MATTERHORN
16-down – As defence against infection, do any bit ordered : ANTIBODY
18-down – Did a nose so affected make breathing awkward? : ADENOIDS
19-down – Daughter needs sunshade at start of day : DAWNING
21-down – Hand over plaster covering : RENDER
22-down – Testament of woman, not us : OTHERS
24-down – Remarkably bare Scottish hillside : BRAE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.