The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29210 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29210 clues and answers were published on Wed 25 Oct 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29210 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


8-acrossPlunders shelves where solution half-hidden : RANSACKS
9-acrossSponges cloakroom quickly, without finishing : LOOFAS
10-acrossShanty town in best-loved American city : FAVELA
11-acrossNot hard for the cartel to organise cheese dish : RACLETTE
12-acrossTense to the end, large amounts missing : LOST
13-acrossTiny explosive device? One delivered after the war : BABYBOOMER
15-acrossSeem likely to make a reasonable offer : BIDFAIR
16-acrossI feel cold, not half shivering on this? : ICEFLOE
18-acrossChap finding voyaging at sea hard work : HEAVYGOING
19-acrossVegetable is large – it’s frightening : LEEK
20-acrossAfter endless hassle the night before, one enters in distress : AGGRIEVE
22-acrossBeing forced out of shell contributes to boy’s terror : OYSTER
23-acrossSee Persian queen reportedly getting a number of winks : SIESTA
24-acrossFellow handin’ out something for plucking : MANDOLIN

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Union campaigner messing up gets the bird : MACARONIPENGUIN
2-down – A woman’s perfume, ‘Repose’, that dates from 1953 : ASCENTOFEVEREST
3-down – Mixing up fruit refuse to pick up barrel held by strap : SCRAMBLING
4-down – A small part of Christmas scene last to receive credit : ASCRIBE
5-down – The Warsaw Pact, for example, left with nothing in years gone by : BLOC
6-down – Finish one’s sentence, but be unable to move on : COMETOAFULLSTOP
7-down – Unusual reproduction of Stonehenge reassembled in European capital : PARTHENOGENESIS
14-down – Support earth and environment : BACKGROUND
17-down – Spot girl in the afternoon, signalling : PIPEMMA
21-down – Some say a beating? Up here for a flogging : EBAY

This crossword has in total 24 where 14 are across and 10 are down.

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