This crossword No. 29268 clues and answers were published on Tue 02 Jan 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29268 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Macho man embraces something irrational and dumb : STUPID
5-across – Well off, but bound by summons to where convict marks time : CELLWALL
9-across – Trusted friends at college begin here : MAINMENU
10-across – Meat from wild animals, not named at first : SALAMI
11-across – Actress reportedly to bear chess prodigy : CARRIEFISHER
13-across – Germanic invader beheaded – some nerve! : AXON
14-across – For a special occasion, taking tea? I don’t think so! : NOCHANCE
17-across – Feudal drudge returns with mop that’s not found in big cities : FRESHAIR
18-across – Feature of retrograde love song : NOSE
20-across – Fare with a pea in each part, I hear – or a lot of them? : ALPHABETSOUP
23-across – One who won’t drink and drive, in practice : DRYRUN
24-across – Rent by oneself for much less : LETALONE
25-across – Words of daring, say, embraced by champions : HEREGOES
26-across – Modern currency? Scream ‘opt out!’ : CRYPTO
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – ‘Bird’ found in ‘White Album’ : TEAL
3-down – Rogue cop seen in Christmas décor : PINECONES
4-down – Forlorn, hollow dummy covers behind : DREARY
5-down – Strangely, casual attire on you at first elicits words of warning : CAUTIONARYTALES
6-down – Was humiliated in café? : LOSTFACE
7-down – Greedy types reported in Prince’s domain : WALES
8-down – Sweetheart losing head over former sweetheart’s heartless malediction? I’m not buying it : LAMEEXCUSE
12-down – Humongous T. rex demolished a brewed lager : EXTRALARGE
15-down – Fictional relative’s tuna-salad-and-cracker-eating bird : AUNTPOLLY
16-down – Greta munches a Pacific nation’s bean : GARBANZO
19-down – Lyrical author followed by jerk : POETIC
21-down – Creature sounding like a buzzard, they say : HORSE
22-down – King Charlie in bind : KNIT
This crossword has in total 27 where 14 are across and 13 are down.