The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29269 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29269 clues and answers were published on Wed 03 Jan 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29269 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossPowerful cut behind ending in catch, grrrr! : HARRUMPH
6-acrossEscape punishment and pass out : GETOFF
9-acrossLump in throat before game, teenage passion? : TONSIL
10-acrossEleven witches taste starter in cockroach, shame decapitated : COVENTRY
11-acrossRange with a figure in pounds : APENNINES
13-acrossSee 21 : TITTY
15-acrossVessel’s tiny mouth? : GOBLET
17-acrossTrimming on parasol in whiter than white colour : PURPLE
18-acrossLose sense, briefly, as troll : GOBLIN
19-across‘These islands are Danish’, kings proclaimed : FAROES
21-acrossPiece of camembert: ought it, typically, to be hard cheese? : TOUGH
22-acrossBen-Hur, not surprisingly, a character loved by many women : BUNTHORNE
25-acrossSandwich with a good filling for virtuoso : PAGANINI
26-acrossDiamonds held in mobile units – one of those with crown jewels on display? : NUDIST
28-acrossHard to swallow, ‘s dubious as a homophone? : STODGY
29-acrossEnglish poet briefly embracing American characteristic of thrillers : SUSPENSE

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Back pain over half way down : AGO
3-down – Amber, say, to commit further offence? : RESIN
4-down – Sounds and visuals I edit, almost all mum rubbished : MULTIMEDIA
5-down – See 9 Across : HOCKEY
6-down – Tory failing over banks : GOVE
7-down – Card before queen ultimately is for ace player? : TENNISPRO
8-down – I persist, for determination in the end works : FIRSTPERSON
12-down – Stupid moralistic performance without lecture? : PIGIGNORANT
14-down – First of germs caught in hanky you and I lifted, gripping item : SUGARTONGS
16-down – Little one played near older relative in the pits? : BABYGRAND
20-down – Bloomers dropped, pulled up to cover bare bum : TULIPS
23-down – Senior has boiled rice regularly : OLDIE
24-down – See 10 Across : CITY
27-down – Relative: ‘M’ for it in audible accent? : SIS

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

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