The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29496 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29496 clues and answers were published on Tue 24 Sep 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29496 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossFlavour enhancer that’s stored in tabernacle? : SODIUMCHLORIDE
8-acrossChoose frames painter knocked over for 1960s works : OPART
9-acrossGive a different view of Everton’s no. 1 punching his rival – penalty! : REDEFINE
11-acrossClement Attlee oddly put away nine crackers : LENIENT
12-acrossMaybe May queen returned small, boring articles : THERESA
13-acrossCountry’s popular backing, after a revolution : INDIA
15-acrossNursing funny person, strips back hospital bed : SLEEPWITH
17-acrossBrilliant partner of blind, extremely unusual fellow : EFFULGENT
20-acrossNew books with leading detective – this may be qualified as “noir” : PINOT
21-acrossA river over to the left? A river in the Americas : NIAGARA
23-acrossIt’s used to pass water Arthur Ashe finally ordered : URETHRA
25-acrossSign Pinocchio’s fibbing about current VIP : BIGNOISE
26-acrossTouching some butter from the east that’s available : ONTAP
27-acrossCriminal case of infraction – hundred euros pinched : UNDERNOURISHED

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – People who sing gospel – it soon rocks! : STOOLPIGEONS
2-down – Quaff drop of Drambuie, and chuck it down : DRAIN
3-down – Winning big, about to cut bananas : UPTHEWALL
4-down – They have imperfect eggs you reportedly put in boxes : CURATES
5-down – Coffee cups Debbie emptied – she might get rowdy : LADETTE
6-down – Perhaps Winchester student gets in everywhere : RIFLE
7-down – It has a clock dial one fixed in vacant den : DANDELION
10-down – Poor US singer way ahead of what Jay-Z did? : CASHSTRAPPED
14-down – After a reshuffle, failed to note cause of unemployment? : DEFLATION
16-down – Picaroon gets shower working at first, which is perhaps topping : PEPPERONI
18-down – Ducking and running under one bar swung around : EVASION
19-down – Kind of cross, hosting unmannerly PM : TRUDEAU
22-down – Tomorrow singer from 13 must be introduced to Queen : ANNIE
24-down – Where to keep bucks, perhaps, for a US detective : HUTCH

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

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