This crossword No. 29728 clues and answers were published on Mon 23 Jun 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29728 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Starts off one risky transaction in black,ready to divide into groups : SORTABLE
9-across – Cardinal recently appointed black or white bishop,say : NEWMAN
10-across – Most tragic need in defeat : BLACKEST
11-across – Manipulate position after white’s opening : WANGLE
12-across – One who sits obsessively writing letters in square : CROSSWORDADDICT
15-across – Some players’ forte,oddly – its key components are black and white : PIANO
16-across – Old district that’s frequently created 20 : OPART
20-across – Home sides in some games recorded on paper : INBLACKANDWHITE
21-across – American rock-and-roller’s piece to play,combining two numbers : DOMINO
23-across – Male joining females in white,typically,in part of Scotland : HEBRIDES
25-across – Black bird that transported Darwin : BEAGLE
26-across – Problem for plant that could be why I left : WHITEFLY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Black headgear for some cops and some cricketers : BOWLERS
2-down – Statuesque sheep,for example,all the same? : STOCKSTILL
3-down – Starters for All Blacks look extremely talented : ABLE
4-down – Movie with traditionally distinctive headgear we back : WESTERN
5-down – Like Mont Blanc,with cow wandering into shot : SNOWCAPPED
6-down – Singular white bird that’s rarely black : SWAN
7-down – Hard cheese dished up initially with black spread : BADLUCK
13-down – White container we put outside in prison : WINECOOLER
14-down – Like Labrador,as opposed to 5? : DARKHAIRED
17-down – Game which ends with white dispatching black : SNOOKER
18-down – Gets ready for gathering in white nuts : CASHEWS
19-down – Play game for two : OTHELLO
22-down – I advance after securing a major role in 19 : IAGO
24-down – Vivacity of performance in part of noir blockbuster elevated : BRIO
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.