The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29462 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29462 clues and answers were published on Thu 15 Aug 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29462 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossRecent turmoil round college – its chancellor heads for way out : ECCENTRIC
6-acrossVolcanic landslide elicits cry of surprise in two ways : LAHAR
9-acrossFaculty is right to welcome latitude : FLAIR
10-acrossRelatively indulgent : AVUNCULAR
11-acrossState of USA, say Idaho, not prepared to entertain negative rejection : NATIONHOOD
12-acrossNick’s on leave to become engaged : TAKE
14-acrossSymbols denoting items : BULLETS
15-acrossBoron insulator for bum : BLAGGER
17-acrossGrant the ex-President less laxity to crush democracy finally in America? : ULYSSES
19-acrossSpiteful as a privileged class of Americans? : WASPISH
20-acrossSee 12 : PART
22-acrossTNT exploded outside ruin in ‘Encore’ area of Paris : MONTMARTRE
25-acrossRogue cries out ‘English not nice!’ : IMPRECISE
26-acrossSee 24 Down : KNEES
27-acrossSouth Pacific country’s short of one wave-making instrument : TONGS
28-acrossSpreading of legs on vacation mixed with despair : DISPERSAL

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – As Legolas, basking in self-indulgence? : ELFIN
2-down – Fancy material – city hall clean out : CHANTILLY
3-down – Sleep problem : NARCOLEPSY
4-down – Stretches and ruptures, having dropped head : REACHES
5-down – Electrical unit Lou turned into locks’ maintenance device : COULOMB
6-down – See 2 : LACE
7-down – Neanderthal man trapping game : HALMA
8-down – Breathe in rather strange sort of element : RAREEARTH
13-down – Neglected to drive home with hamper : RAMSHACKLE
14-down – Scheme gets navy, say, to run off : BLUEPRINT
16-down – Innocent conjecture about it’ll spread : GUILTLESS
18-down – Like a US high-rise building celebrated in fiction? : STORIED
19-down – Behold drinks retaining temperature with sun : WITNESS
21-down – Grave message by Englishman, extremely mature : RIPEN
23-down – Sly type shunning wife’s support : EASEL
24-down – Assembled sewers’ joints? Outstanding stuff : BEES

This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.

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