This crossword No. 29742 clues and answers were published on Wed 09 Jul 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29742 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Distress in hearing – stop being crooked : STRAITEN
6-across – One of your relatives gift wraps a book! : BABOON
9-across – Journalist: Balls maybe yellow after sex : EDITOR
10-across – Excessively complimented pornographic actor’s first lines – 9 must be abbreviated : ADULATED
11-across – Ordnance Survey cutting about page in misprinted A-to-Z – it’s a gem : ROSETOPAZ
13-across – Misses sleep on board ship : SKIPS
15-across – Unknown firm taken on by heavyweight businessman : TYCOON
17-across – Dawn French to the rescue – often raising awareness for starters : AURORA
18-across – Former opponent gutted about discharged cruise missile : EXOCET
19-across – Goes off instruction to make nice e-readers? : ADDLES
21-across – Dislodge key : SHIFT
22-across – Lad struggling with issue including,ultimately,combat fatigue : LASSITUDE
25-across – E.coli must,mostly,spread in bowl : COLISEUM
26-across – Bond villain,Jaws essentially breaking back to get ahead : ONWARD
28-across – Ship leaves Selsey after dropping off some bits : VESSEL
29-across – Volunteers,once in the forces,not against shocking treatment? : TASERING
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Small amount of time with Bill : TAD
3-down – Hates playing brag – turned out friends accepting bluff directly : ASTHE
4-down – Start old games console – knob needed to spin around : TURNONONES
5-down – New supermarket stops Marmite supply – almost! : NEARAS
6-down – Number 24 buses do use buckles : BLUE
7-down – Lancashire landmark seen when Cilla,say takes in middle of Bolton : BLACKPOOL
8-down – 10 deliveries brought up under pressure : OVERPRAISED
12-down – Touching article cast read aloud for sovereign : ONTHETHRONE
14-down – See 6 : SUEDESHOES
16-down – See 3 : CROWFLIES
20-down – See 5 : DAMMIT
23-down – See 7 : TOWER
24-down – See 4 : HEEL
27-down – Premier Cru can finally flow : RUN
This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.