The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29504 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29504 clues and answers were published on Thu 03 Oct 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29504 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-across21, islander branded with mark of failure? : BRIXTON
5-acrossGossip old PM cut short on voting system : PRATTLE
9-acrossOnly diaspora where outsiders lost in old kingdom : LYDIA
10-across21, suit-wearing sailor in khazi : CALABOOSE
11-across21’s valuation of staff? : WANDSWORTH
12-acrossBelt out – repeatedly for 21? : SING
14-across21’s suspicious behaviour : STRANGEWAYS
18-across21, 21 left chained by violent criminal : PENTONVILLE
21-acrossPocket or collar? : NICK
22-acrossPain clear, case of hooligan off getting treatment : FRENCHLOAF
25-acrossDrilling, say, I tear into rocks : ITERATION
26-acrossCrack like that as it happens, one having split : SOLVE
27-acrossPipe like mother installed in her ruin? : GASMAIN
28-acrossPermanent nurse picking flower : TENURED

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Rules with leg before wicket, say, under review : BYLAWS
2-down – Element in God having broken that is : IODINE
3-down – Radio star on, stir crazy : TRANSISTOR
4-down – I see 21 served up some Mexican food : NACHO
5-down – Having various keys in pockets initially, only a lot for a screw? : POLYTONAL
6-down – Some retrogressive yob’s accolade? : ASBO
7-down – Hot resin I left, tipped over : TROPICAL
8-down – Fire, new work unit is in essence gutted : ENERGISE
13-down – Evidently painful climbing in heels on stumbling in Alpine kit : LEDERHOSEN
15-down – Lapse relating to account : REVERSION
16-down – Stretch, and man gets punishment : SPANKING
17-down – Legs welcoming pants, most intimately – those? : KNICKERS
19-down – Ice in jug? : COOLER
20-down – Sin absent before arrest : OFFEND
23-down – Group able to swim freely? : NONET
24-down – A convict up for party : GALA

This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.

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