This crossword No. 29287 clues and answers were published on Wed 24 Jan 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29287 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Australia tried enthusiastically removing England’s openers – harsh! : AUSTERE
5-across – Prison warden blowing his top – nothing new in section of wing : AILERON
9-across – Husband’s trapped in bar, cut off : SHAVE
10-across – Tiger seen wandering – but certainly not here : SERENGETI
11-across – Noble women tot up letters : COUNTESSES
12-across – Infection for the oculist? Yes! : STYE
14-across – Men retire and set out for Roman road : ERMINESTREET
18-across – Mission one: punctual BBC debate : QUESTIONTIME
21-across – A river? Certainly not! But it is! : ARNO
22-across – Not that tiny now : THISMINUTE
25-across – Popular officer, mainly : INGENERAL
26-across – Lowdown on the team’s spirits : GENII
27-across – It affects sheep, as price is variable : SCRAPIE
28-across – Parts of a fugue – one finally started by Stravinsky and completed by Tippett : STRETTI
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Area of France that’s almost too brill! : ALSACE
2-down – Law suit finally disposed of – for a figure : STATUE
3-down – German prince regularly rattled the voters : ELECTORATE
4-down – Stops blowing top and relaxes : EASES
5-down – Grammatical parity? Yes, of course! : AGREEMENT
6-down – Alternate alternately, before Easter : LENT
7-down – Right note, wrong information for physicist : ROENTGEN
8-down – Foremost crossword compiler, almost sweet : NOISETTE
13-down – T. Greig’s men ordered spice : STEMGINGER
15-down – Press hack in loco? : IRONHORSE
16-down – Pale blue Toyota model scratching parking sign : AQUARIUS
17-down – Adolescent showing support with flipping king’s daughter : TEENAGER
19-down – A small-holder in the fruit trade : PUNNET
20-down – Sign, for example, mounted on car : GEMINI
23-down – Fish shoulders, oddly! : SOLES
24-down – Cut up skittles : SNIP
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.