This crossword No. 29579 clues and answers were published on Tue 31 Dec 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29579 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Male detective’s kind of party : COCKTAIL
9-across – Preface perhaps key : OPENER
10-across – Degree of warmth attending a kind of party : TOGA
11-across – Little rabble in party : BABYSHOWER
12-across – Party where rubbish bags left : HOOLEY
14-across – Piece behind bar broken by drunk, finally – good shot! : MARKSMAN
15-across – Small hamper for kind of party : SLUMBER
17-across – Party disrobing heir in spoilt child : CEILIDH
20-across – Reflection of love child, say – as whoopee made? : GERONIMO
22-across – Like dripping taps, odd bits cast in silver : GREASY
23-across – Foreign senator keeps party leader in opposition very close : ATONESDOOR
24-across – Party clobber : BASH
25-across – Diva’s first private kind of party : DINNER
26-across – Two kinds of party drink : GREENTEA
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Driver second if not invested in hard work : MOTOROIL
2-down – One bird or more soaring? : SKUA
3-down – Bottle shown by male driver? : CARBOY
4-down – State where a woman ruined by gin after a party : ALABAMA
5-down – Keep party dish out : CONSERVE
6-down – Miss show that is holding auction : DEMOISELLE
7-down – Classes where dope given time : GENERA
13-down – Sending up light starter in grapefruit, pickled onion on top! : LAMPOONING
16-down – Semi-intoxicated, for example, bedding Republican delegate : EMISSARY
18-down – Fancy dress with it, a failure : DISASTER
19-down – Back of ghetto toured by buddy, I don’t like that part of town : BOROUGH
21-down – Call for help when discovered with a tin, rattled about for collection : ENTAIL
22-down – Kind of party in office after charitable event set up : GARDEN
24-down – Launch backhander : BUNG
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.