This crossword No. 29209 clues and answers were published on Tue 24 Oct 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29209 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Changing the subject, that was a great fight : WHATABOUTERY
8-across – Puts down protest – determined to make comeback : DEMOTES
9-across – Fancy that’s first bell? : CHIMERA
11-across – Point to butcher briefly close to bridge going round Serpentine : EELLIKE
12-across – Trouble to follow – bands start on the drink : SETSAIL
13-across – Part of crust contains special fibre : SISAL
14-across – He succeeds becoming hornier – it’s fantastic! : INHERITOR
16-across – Heartless puzzle today unfortunately – comprehensively beaten : OUTPLAYED
19-across – In short, era itself deliberately old-fashioned : RETRO
21-across – State what’s on my mind? : GEORGIA
23-across – A throwback is hard to get rid of : ABOLISH
24-across – Hello, Charlie – visiting in retrospect dead right : ETHICAL
25-across – Almost happening : GOINGON
26-across – Bird or tool : YELLOWHAMMER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Largely unable to bear Commoners? : WOMBLES
2-down – Rise for workers? : ANTHILL
3-down – In most of country, English ultimately thought, ‘Why this Tory policy?’ : AUSTERITY
4-down – Killers deeply sceptical at first, following men around : ORCAS
5-down – Dangerous wind; might its outcome be ‘concerning’? : TWISTER
6-down – Green’s naked – can’t possibly perform again : REENACT
7-down – Ted meddling with dangerous plant : ADDERSTONGUE
10-down – No compromise in Parliament : ALLORNOTHING
15-down – One may be in bed, commando, under cover : HYDRANGEA
17-down – Originally came here to get treatment for foot : TROCHEE
18-down – Joe is stopping nearby – it’s only to be expected : LOGICAL
19-down – Metal band’s employee listening, I think : RHODIUM
20-down – Set off from Thailand by ship : TRIGGER
22-down – Admit leaving College Green : ALLOW
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.