The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29668 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29668 clues and answers were published on Mon 14 Apr 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29668 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossA yearning for hope initially : AITCH
10-acrossAbout ready to flip,if ditched in canal : FINANCIAL
11-acrossOne who survives embracing political party that bombed : LANCASTER
12-acrossCrazy but well : BARMY
13-acrossBrit absorbing ‘hard worker’ spirit : PHANTOM
15-acrossLover,once having pried,turned and ran out : EXPIRED
17-acrossNation elected to get back funds : INDIA
18-acrossShiner causes squint oddly : SUN
20-acrossSexual declaration used in poems? : IAMBI
22-acrossState calls for end of free vote petition : EXPRESS
25-acrossSay one’s left deposit,in full : UTTERLY
26-acrossMaybe squash plant variant? : SPORT
27-acrossHot tar’s forced into near empty navigational aid : NORTHSTAR
30-acrossBear on a Piano by surreal painter : APPERTAIN
31-acrossX’s house arrest finally overturned : TIMES

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – See 28 : MAIL
2-down – Single-stemmed plant’s quality improved : STANDARD
3-down – Question one: What might be said to end a ride? : WHOA
4-down – Habitually fit some plastic to retain temperature : OFTTIMES
5-down – Nice way to support nut production? Wrong : UNTRUE
6-down – Christian making Satan a bit peeved at first : ANABAPTIST
7-down – Imitate Spanish artist capturing Republican revolutionary leader : MIRROR
8-down – Fine plant for skin : FLAY
13-down – Old writer holding lives in balance : POISE
14-down – Car,jet brazenly parked on politician’s path! : TRAJECTORY
16-down – On a regular basis,a diver may be heard : DAILY
19-down – Particle,negative,orbiting form of inert uranium : NEUTRINO
21-down – Nautical remit: ‘Aim to swim!’ : MARITIME
23-down – Concert part for theatre assistant : PROMPT
24-down – Said dessert’s a week’s portion : SUNDAY
26-down – Row of bugs turned over : SPAT
28-down – Malicious stuff,the crap about a ‘jumped-up’ Brit band member : HATE
29-down – See 2 : ROSE

This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.

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