The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29388 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29388 clues and answers were published on Tue 21 May 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29388 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossTwo foreign articles, container and urn, shortly in a tent? : UNDERCANVAS
9-acrossSet conundrums full of holes? : RIDDLED
10-acrossSmall fib about a rare, independent music maker? : SALIERI
11-acrossBrief statement from unspecified Tibetan, say, in hearing : SUMMATION
12-acrossEarly signs of dew in very old trodden piece of turf : DIVOT
13-acrossArmoured vehicle gets to fail completely : TANK
14-acrossNotice AA employee at work in tall structure? : CLOCKTOWER
16-acrossCheat in part sadly lacking in quiet grey matter? : ANTHRACITE
19-acrossIt’s projected as thing for wrapping food : FILM
21-acrossAllegation, one that’s harboured by reticent type : CLAIM
22-acrossVery feeble writer backed by American agents and Irish priest : EMACIATED
24-acrossBob left cyclists first off to find some fast food : SLIDERS
25-acrossA line kept by a cast making one bemused? : ATALOSS
26-acrossOne might succeed to get such information in advanced time as guide at viewings? : ESTATEAGENT

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – A muted inventor’s represented as expressionless : UNDEMONSTRATIVE
2-down – Part of model taverna where a banker might get split? : DELTA
3-down – Sore husband out of sorts in Surrey town : REDHILL
4-down – Team without a Latin in charge has toxic element : ARSENIC
5-down – Check accuracy of live data for broadcast : VALIDATE
6-down – Garment twelve associate with embroidery? : SLEEVEWAISTCOAT
7-down – Toast for brood : PROSIT
8-down – Resentful person doing repairs swapping France for Belgium : BITTER
15-down – Director on odd patrol making percussive sound? : DRUMBEAT
16-down – Means of entry considered initially in varied cases : ACCESS
17-down – Top put round edges of strange light-bearing container : CRESSET
18-down – New Zealand native for all to see on a pitch entering tense area : TUATARA
20-down – Unassuming in two ways? : MODEST
23-down – Silly way to end puzzle? : INANE

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

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