The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29720 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29720 clues and answers were published on Fri 13 Jun 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29720 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossSign of injury at the start of a run : SCARPER
5-acrossBe defeated in sporting contest,showing clip of film? : CLOSEUP
9-acrossShell men found by French sea : ORMER
10-acrossMesmerized,we turned round with irritating pain in bed : BEWITCHED
11-acrossTries somehow to get involved with terms – US terms? : TRIMESTERS
12-acrossJumper found in bedroom : ROO
14-acrossQuiet son,moved by account of Jesus’s life? : QUESTIONMARK
18-acrossArtful idiot thrown out of form always,not just once : CLEVERCLEVER
21-acrossOne with quiet word expressing some reservation? : ISH
22-acrossBeing terribly blue,I read a poet : BAUDELAIRE
25-acrossEnglish square occupied by GP right about glands and hormones etc. : ENDOCRINE
26-acrossGreek character,contemptible person to live in squalor : PIGIT
27-acrossCan bird appear in Welsh village? : TINTERN
28-acrossPeople in charge of boats keep out birds almost entirely : BARGEES

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Bird on board ship moves quickly : SCOOTS
2-down – A jolly lot facing endless sorrow in a sort of depression : ARMPIT
3-down – Rescue pets suffering tortures : PERSECUTES
4-down – Disprove underground stem can shoot up : REBUT
5-down – Timidity of animal on something slippery crossing a road : COWARDICE
6-down – Food no good for ibexes etc. : OATS
7-down – Spiritual home ultimately found at that place with a lake : ETHEREAL
8-down – Use material to protect plants in small fields : PADDOCKS
13-down – Report line being tampered with – someone invading privacy : INTERLOPER
15-down – Group gathering around heretic may be such : SECTARIAN
16-down – Amidst stress,I had twist of fate : ACCIDENT
17-down – Fish only some fishermen had enjoyed : MENHADEN
19-down – Individual record : SINGLE
20-down – American following food channel : MEATUS
23-down – Daughter and little brother,primarily seen as nerd : DWEEB
24-down – Some land that is holy,without beginning or end : ACRE

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

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