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-across – Powerful cut behind ending in catch, grrrr! : HARRUMPH
6-across – Escape punishment and pass out : GETOFF
9-across – Lump in throat before game, teenage passion? : TONSIL
10-across – Eleven witches taste starter in cockroach, shame decapitated : COVENTRY
11-across – Range with a figure in pounds : APENNINES
13-across – See 21 : TITTY
15-across – Vessel’s tiny mouth? : GOBLET
17-across – Trimming on parasol in whiter than white colour : PURPLE
18-across – Lose sense, briefly, as troll : GOBLIN
19-across – ‘These islands are Danish’, kings proclaimed : FAROES
21-across – Piece of camembert: ought it, typically, to be hard cheese? : TOUGH
22-across – Ben-Hur, not surprisingly, a character loved by many women : BUNTHORNE
25-across – Sandwich with a good filling for virtuoso : PAGANINI
26-across – Diamonds held in mobile units – one of those with crown jewels on display? : NUDIST
28-across – Hard to swallow, ‘s dubious as a homophone? : STODGY
29-across – English 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.