The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29640 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29640 clues and answers were published on Wed 12 Mar 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29640 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossTransfer over a million pounds at first for 17/6 : VAMPIRE
5-acrossLast lines of sonnet recalled trapping end of penis in flies : TSETSES
10-acrossBonkers attempt to make a comeback : BATS
11-acrossMarx brothers finally check out star of 19 : MAXSCHRECK
12-acrossBird mum keeps at home : MINA
13-acrossAre Converse stocked by dispenser of style at Covent Garden? : OPERATIC
14-acrossEnglish footballers entertained by Rolling Stone’s version of Don’t Stop Believin’ : KEEPFAITH
16-acrossDigger regularly on motorway is a nuisance in Scotland : MIDGE
17-acrossKids swapping sides to make descent : BLOOD
19-across17/6 for Austen novel : NOSFERATU
23-acrossHack maybe with Times tucking into top-notch biscuits : AMARETTI
24-acrossWalker is one with no answer for parasites : LICE
25-acrossRepublican heavyweight following game show on Netflix : BRIDGERTON
26-acrossSlice from return of Kyle Edmund is like 18 : EELY
27-acrossWriter of Lady In Red ultimately inspired by pop duo : WYNDHAM
28-acrossNoel Gallagher on vacation abroad eating hot chicken : LEGHORN

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Greed of girl going both ways with 1 author : AVARICE
3-down – Dad consuming endless wine and food : PASTA
4-down – Traveller collecting a stamp in country : ROMANIA
6-down – Shoot gull : SUCKER
7-down – Deeper level supporting cast in audition : THROATIER
8-down – Female leaving attractive impression : ETCHING
9-down – Retired people bending over backwards perhaps to expel Tory 17/6s : EXTORTIONISTS
15-down – Stuck out reminder about pastry’s filling : PROTRUDED
18-down – Sea creature picked up young victim : LAMPREY
20-down – Doctor can feel Banquo’s issue : FLEANCE
21-down – Heart is broken by Brockwell’s latest puzzle : TICKLER
22-down – Attributes of Gaia, the nature goddess : ATHENA
24-down – Old doctor from General Hospital snorting cocaine : LEECH

This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.

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