The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29252 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29252 clues and answers were published on Wed 13 Dec 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29252 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossFeared having a West Indian hairdo? : DREADED
5-acrossHave a go at attack after United lead : UPBRAID
9-acrossExtravagantly spend start of Sunday in Chelsea : BLUES
10-acrossIncitation to Congress succeeded, with instruction American ignored : SEDUCTION
11-acrossAt large empty synagogue, using the facilities at first : ONTHELOOSE
12-acrossTaking first of month off is cunning : ARCH
14-acrossRocky mostly very upset Ali is possibly The Greatest : SUPERLATIVE
18-acrossFinally do buy everyone drinks and case for tobacco : GETAROUNDTO
21-acrossOutspoken England footballer getting stick : CANE
22-acrossPlug job, engaging new main writer for Leicester Chronicle? : ADRIANMOLE
25-acrossLead ultimately lost, Liverpool almost beaten : LEATHERED
26-acrossWhere American casualties may be tense still : INERT
27-acrossScant capital in Santander bank : SLENDER
28-acrossSwore what sinner did on the Bible : AVERRED

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Rubbish teacher gets sent up, one who’s not yet settled : DEBTOR
2-down – Give up, imprisoned by entirely heartless justice : EQUITY
3-down – Drug supplier swans into entrance to Scotland Yard, I suspect : DISPENSARY
4-down – Policeman’s firm where E might be taken : DISCO
5-down – Unwanted lingerie I put down, looking embarrassed : UNDESIRED
6-down – Horny male one evicted from American car : BUCK
7-down – Trip facilitator rushed round island showing awful precipitation : ACIDRAIN
8-down – Little craft displayed by chess champ – is he struggling? : DINGHIES
13-down – Is one permitted to catch Welsh lady from the south dressing? : MAYONNAISE
15-down – One takes swag from place south of Exeter on vacation : PLUNDERER
16-down – They enable reproduction of European goods and US phones : EGGCELLS
17-down – Time for early people to invade Edgbaston eagerly : STONEAGE
19-down – One showing off for all to see, cracking tough puzzle : POSEUR
20-down – Caught person keeping dry in state of distress : NETTED
23-down – Gandhi wanting resistance here? : INDIA
24-down – Haggard female has day in Slough : SHED

This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.

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