The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29654 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29654 clues and answers were published on Fri 28 Mar 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29654 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossNavy shop supplying country music : BLUEGRASS
6-acrossGet aggressively physical when criminal Ray dips into till : PLAY
8-acrossGo east in Northern Line for a nutty filling : CRACKNEL
9-acrossLimp extremely drunkenly,nursing bad back : DROOPY
10-acrossEnglish climber’s foot caught in level rope ladder : ETRIER
11-acrossDisallowed opportunities,not having a roof over your head? : OUTDOORS
12-acrossChristmas-time drink,say,before flipping dinner alert? : EGGNOG
15-acrossCurrently cold,needing doctor – anything – at end of day : DRAUGHTY
16-acrossTilting executed by quirky spoiled duke : LOPSIDED
19-acrossScupper King and I? Nonsense! : KIBOSH
21-acrossCheck on melody : RESTRAIN
22-acrossLike Laurel is Hardy,to some extent? : RELISH
24-acrossPulp,Queen united in band : SQUASH
25-acrossHorse has one in heap : MOUNTAIN
26-acrossTurn over board to see gander : PEEK
27-acrossNothing in research involved a runner : RACEHORSE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Brook’s on time but gets fired : BURNT
2-down – Do without strong ointment : UNCTION
3-down – One who’s certain to pass on £1001 : GONER
4-down – Tall bats on the way out – nothing more to add : ALLTOLD
5-down – Tried dancing in fire to create a diversion : SIDETRACK
6-down – Paid player to ache and stretch : PROLONG
7-down – Government system one mixed up with Sparta : APPARATUS
13-down – Bizarre Greek quotes about conserving energy : GROTESQUE
14-down – Topping contractor,this boss? : GODFATHER
17-down – Reverse bet’s off – in the bag : SETBACK
18-down – Candy twists containing note: ‘full of beans’ : DYNAMIC
20-down – Out of control horse gobbling small pillow? : BOLSTER
22-down – See 6 Across : ROUGH
23-down – Lace from southern Lakeland mountain : SPIKE

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

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