The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29372 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29372 clues and answers were published on Thu 02 May 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29372 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossGroup of golfers wearing small jumpers possibly getting temporary replacements : STOPGAPS
5-acrossRuns British city : BLEEDS
9-acrossIn Hollywood, John Barry, having had some music cut for soap? : TOILETRY
10-acrossRight for salesman to be on the counter : PROPER
12-acrossPromises royalty has regularly ignored : OATHS
13-acrossBan writer appearing after half 10 : PROSCRIBE
14-acrossABBA checking on volume before I adjusted it on SOS, for example : ABBREVIATION
18-acrossPerhaps Tommy Cooper’s opening in club working with top name : CONCEPTALBUM
21-acrossRash promises to pay after Gold Card’s returned right away : AUDACIOUS
23-acrossTremble as the woman almost stripped naked : SHAKE
24-acrossElaborate party : LABOUR
25-acrossBrown enraged when losing two internationals, reveals Independent : SEPARATE
26-acrossCycle occasionally went in reverse – seriously : DEEPLY
27-acrossLords powerless after this lot ultimately forming government : STEERAGE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Porridge for one – mushy, moist and cold : SITCOM
2-down – Number one priority is always track events for starters : OPIATE
3-down – Your password shouldn’t be this fancy – iPad potentially skipping every time : GUESSABLE
4-down – Vacuous prince on air – trips up revealing sweat : PERSPIRATION
6-down – Emotional student joining year one class at the beginning : LYRIC
7-down – Blue cross set in plastic tie clip : EXPLICIT
8-down – Officer material getting a green beret, finally : SERGEANT
11-down – Recovering beers and Charlie confiscated by home for those with a habit : CONVALESCENT
15-down – Originally Alan Partridge maybe pulling faces in foolish endeavour : AMUGSGAME
16-down – Hastily wrote long passage, making a drug into something that might be boring : SCRAWLED
17-down – In retrospect feel Biden is somewhat unpalatable : INEDIBLE
19-down – Articles restricted by airline – one maybe in hand : BANANA
20-down – 25 centigrade’s close and hard to endure : SEVERE
22-down – One’s surly husband’s breaking wind : CHURL

This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.

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