This crossword No. 29251 clues and answers were published on Tue 12 Dec 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29251 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Cast ultimately drowned out by quiet beat : THRESH
5-across – Suspect had row about attachment : ADHESION
9-across – Can book start to produce leads? : PRESERVE
10-across – Want curtains covering entrance to room : DEARTH
11-across – Punishes my refusal about accepting sanctimonious creature : WHIPSCORPION
13-across – Somebody impregnated by leader of Conservatives in the past : ONCE
14-across – Old part of bible was originally banned in foreign lands : OVERSEAS
17-across – We do it up, somehow producing 12d : WIPEDOUT
18-across – What leads to court officials backing line that shouldn’t be crossed : OCHE
20-across – Lie about half of unmarried women on offer : MISREPRESENT
23-across – Focus on pitch and contract : TARGET
24-across – Measure feeling of dread associated with memory that cannot be erased : ANGSTROM
25-across – Human beings agree at an intellectual level : MENTALLY
26-across – Makes a point about entering argument with different perspective : TAPERS
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Firm conned about contracts essentially : HARD
3-down – English university announced sport in different location : ELSEWHERE
4-down – Start of Irish National led by champion horse : HEROIN
5-down – Treatment for adult with ‘proven hysteria’? : AVERSIONTHERAPY
6-down – Gas energy helping to avoid type of electricity generation : HYDROGEN
7-down – #smartandstylish : SHARP
8-down – Curse year in which writers brought up manipulative treatment : OSTEOPATHY
12-down – Completely take out a nail in the ground : ANNIHILATE
15-down – US sportsman’s flying visit? : SHORTSTOP
16-down – Shop arranged essential though not very patient service : HOSPITAL
19-down – Henry VIII’s position of influence : HEIGHT
21-down – I’m ready to avenge the conservatives : RIGHT
22-down – Special moment for you and me announced : HOUR
This crossword has in total 27 where 14 are across and 13 are down.