The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29693 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29693 clues and answers were published on Tue 13 May 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29693 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossReportedly purchase farming tool for a penny farthing? : BICYCLE
5-acrossSteady earner from clubs beginning to collaborate in adult entertainment : CASHCOW
9-acrossEnglish involved in slight about Aussie football : RULES
10-acrossForce once made rough bombs : HOMEGUARD
11-acrossTop hack’s office tried so desperately to get joint : EDITORSHIP
12-acrossOnly real mugs should survive its scrutiny : FACE
14-acrossSee 12 : RECOGNITION
18-acrossPerhaps cyborg’s faulty power unit discharged at random : PORTMANTEAU
21-acrossSee 18 : WORD
22-acrossHaving a change of heart,female sheep chasing castrated ram around area shows alert gaze : WEATHEREYE
25-acrossLonging for what was left in Santiago,unfortunately : NOSTALGIA
26-acrossFling means of protection,sacrificing first rook : AMOUR
27-acrossPosy heads evenly covered in mist : SPRAYED
28-acrossBoy cycling in bay maybe finds lever : TREADLE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Stock gatherer seen around Suffolk,for one : BORDER
2-down – See 1 : COLLIE
3-down – Revamped Commodores launch site in Russia : COSMODROME
4-down – Distinctive character conveyed by Internet host : ETHOS
5-down – Mix with Marxist holding no good line : COMMINGLE
6-down – Company for older folk horrified,mainly over losing hospital : SAGA
7-down – Flat baked objects Dave’s mate put across majority of terrace : CHAPATIS
8-down – Ducks,say – 50% died in winter going north : WIDGEONS
13-down – Rivet up broken corroded pan : VITUPERATE
15-down – Prisoner,curt church officer and daughter came together : CONVERGED
16-down – Pressure in America superficially harms economic recoveries : UPSWINGS
17-down – Fire safety measure identified in formal part of flight : DRYRISER
19-down – Category of disastrous result in eg MSc or PhD : SECOND
20-down – See 19 : DEGREE
23-down – Diplomacy surrounding Republican’s religious pamphlet : TRACT
24-down – Pamper bishop wearing laurel : BABY

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

Scroll to Top