This crossword No. 29517 clues and answers were published on Fri 18 Oct 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29517 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Comprehensive traversal of a few dictionary pages? : FROMSTEMTOSTERN
9-across – Violent offence involving crime that initially comes from drink : ABSINTH
10-across – Fewer characters than 5 taking equipment aboard public transport : TRIGRAM
11-across – Golf hotel, India – part of the cuisine it serves? : GHI
12-across – This primarily isn’t hoarse? That must be wrong : THROATINESS
13-across – Crude porn images showing bloomers? Just the one : ANGIOSPERM
15-across – It’s not much, having only half the characters available : ATOM
18-across – Dodgy behaviour, guzzling soft drinks : SUPS
20-across – Original demure face drawing men in : PRIMORDIAL
23-across – Power in Eurocrat disturbed resident of island : PUERTORICAN
25-across – Largely avoid speed downhill? : SKI
26-across – Changed in last year, with an unpleasant impact : NASTILY
27-across – One scrapes most of whisky container with doctor intervening : STRIGIL
28-across – Possibly London fuel test will involve much-used Government levy : CAPITALGAINSTAX
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Fellow contacted the French over island’s conflicted language : FRANGLAIS
2-down – Getting rid of last of tourists during trip : OUSTING
3-down – Allow small military operation to capture North : SANCTION
4-down – Number not given for lower number : ETHER
5-down – Thatcher, perhaps, upset about source of threat provided by four characters : TETRAGRAM
6-down – Place about to go off? Let’s not go there : SKIPIT
7-down – Lug home payment to secure contract : EARNEST
8-down – Biblical text without hesitation is deadening : NUMBS
14-down – Some light coming through doorway in stage performance : PORTRAYAL
16-down – Consider accommodating dump on former location of cinema : MULTIPLEX
17-down – Romeo brought in beer round – how many provided? : PRINTRUN
19-down – Jerk, say, having papers in a frenzy : PRESSUP
21-down – Enlightenment almost here? : INSIGHT
22-down – Regular twinkling mostly seen in stone : STRICT
23-down – Shock article presented in movie : PANIC
24-down – Damage observed on a Spanish holiday area : COSTA
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.