The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29214 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29214 clues and answers were published on Mon 30 Oct 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29214 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossContemptible? That’s quite probable : LIKEASNOT
10-acrossEuropean male with female outside, muscular types : HEMEN
11-acrossReported as reporter, say : NOTED
12-acrossMeans to test rule – I expect no changes : EXCEPTION
13-acrossProperty of some numbers – remove pairs and one remains : ODDNESS
14-acrossLacking direction, I am trapped in area? Not so : AIMLESS
17-acrossTurn off none? That’s plain : LLANO
19-acrossEmphatically not just any part of Athens – it’s in Parthenon : THE
20-acrossSome trouble – but only some – for transport system : METRO
21-acrossMake mad, awfully enraged or otherwise angered : DERANGE
22-acrossParty vote following piece of text that’s contradictory : PARADOX
24-acrossWriter about chaos goes round the bend – it’s a futile quest : WILDGOOSE
26-acrossSharply strike : SMACK
28-acrossSee 24 : CHASE
29-acrossNonconformist having not even a single way to escape : ODDONEOUT

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Flair seen in Michelangelo’s centrepiece : ELAN
2-down – North of Land’s End, fish moved effortlessly : SKATED
3-down – Odd when man changes into this? : HANDMEDOWN
4-down – Financial supporters replacing leader with East German socialist : ENGELS
5-down – Standard statement of support for barrier : STOCKADE
6-down – Piece knocked off eg marble counter : CHIP
7-down – One covers two miles in ten, going astray on the way : IMMINENT
8-down – A name attached? Just the opposite : ANON
13-down – After defensive blunder, initially, was captain viewed in inappropriate way? : OGLED
15-down – What makes Brendan tick, increasing learning : MEMORISING
16-down – People in America pursue legal redress in hearing : SIOUX
18-down – What could be wrong as a rule in a concerning Roman emperor : AURELIAN
19-down – Many notes after poor term, one’s performance raised : TREMOLOS
22-down – Sham work without fee turned up : PSEUDO
23-down – Tediously persist, in a word, as monster : DRAGON
24-down – It adds fuel to flame in Scottish town : WICK
25-down – Gloomy tone between chess opponents? : GREY
27-down – What’s flown by a test pilot? : KITE

This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.

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