This crossword No. 29686 clues and answers were published on Mon 05 May 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29686 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Old Albert has to pay attention to tea at home : WATCHCHAIN
6-across – Dangerous animal? Nonsense : BULL
9-across – Unruly,following drunk in court? : DISORDERLY
10-across – Going for this number is cheap : SONG
12-across – Perhaps Houdini’s key defender : ESCAPOLOGIST
15-across – Usual memo for altering impressive tomb : MAUSOLEUM
17-across – French maid’s trimmed hat : BONNE
18-across – One rising and beginning to break into dance : REBEL
19-across – For example,Edward likely to plead guilty? : CONFESSOR
20-across – Band having plenty of coal? Exactly : GRATEFULDEAD
24-across – Up and about shortly for wine : ASTI
25-across – Without moving fills drawer with money : STOCKSTILL
26-across – The capital of Italy? : EURO
27-across – Demonstrate against worker perhaps,one typically with strong work ethic : PROTESTANT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Takes a partner a day,in brief : WEDS
2-down – Hardy woman’s tresses regularly combed out : TESS
3-down – Strip,but not for running : HARDSHOULDER
4-down – In hard currency area one may be laughing : HYENA
5-down – Douglas is here,but implicitly not his wife? : ISLEOFMAN
7-down – Kick out keyboard player,one expecting perfection : UTOPIANIST
8-down – A very long way,suffering in grisly heat : LIGHTYEARS
11-down – Instruments,and twice as many singers : DOUBLEBASSES
13-down – Start a new life as a man : IMPREGNATE
14-down – One silently expectant that gives dinner a bit of a lift? : DUMBWAITER
16-down – Come across blokes heading off to the bar : ENCOUNTER
21-down – Gold coin: train to clip top and bottom : DUCAT
22-down – Italian city’s irrational appeal : PISA
23-down – Tree-dweller just too long for narrow opening : SLOT
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.