This crossword No. 29602 clues and answers were published on Mon 27 Jan 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29602 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Clean up dog, perhaps, sweet little youngster : MOPPET
5-across – Skin treatment: couple it with dressing : POULTICE
9-across – More flashy in short underwear : BRASSIER
10-across – Back on the floor? : SUPINE
11-across – Stubborn person has something afoot : MULE
12-across – Reckon one comes in to support band leader : COUNTBASIE
13-across – Forced smile eating posh breakfast : MUESLI
14-across – Formal agreements in dissertation to be read out : TREATIES
16-across – No one left, since you insist : ALLRIGHT
19-across – Abrasive, turn up with computer equipment : PUMICE
21-across – This admission to castle is a let-down : DRAWBRIDGE
23-across – 18 letters returned in the course of duty : ROTA
24-across – Remember to phone again : RECALL
25-across – Sleep on this problem? No way : INSOMNIA
26-across – Lender makes these improvements : ADVANCES
27-across – Vivacious agent going round lifeboat : SPARKY
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Classic story of armoured unit suffering with flu : OURMUTUALFRIEND
3-down – Have groups of urban youths set on son? : POSSESS
4-down – Apparently nervous, time being such a ghoulish hour : TWITCHING
5-down – Almost perfect clothes for hobby : PURSUIT
6-down – Superior group displaced : UPSET
7-down – Pledge to welcome head of government that’s put up in sailing ship : TOPMAST
8-down – Assurance over one round of cards is a swindle : CONFIDENCETRICK
15-down – Indicates they miss most of the stops : EXPRESSES
17-down – Basic facts that could end up cooked? : RAWDATA
18-down – Youth once fails to get soft toys : TEDDIES
20-down – This comes under the hammer, two graduates holding the edge : MARIMBA
22-down – Keepsake from barrel I collected : RELIC
This crossword has in total 28 where 16 are across and 12 are down.