The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29749 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29749 clues and answers were published on Thu 17 Jul 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29749 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossMilitary department’s butterfly test not right : ADMIRALTY
6-acrossOld Northerner caught in coalmine : PICT
8-acrossOne requiring payment from managing director : CREDITOR
9-acrossUniversal acts amounting to policy reversals : UTURNS
10-acrossWhat I’m presenting is the ultimate in petty unorthodox belief : HERESY
11-acrossOld university teacher’s form of address hosting a gala opening : MAGISTER
12-acrossBody image display of soldiers : TATTOO
15-acrossFrank’s antithesis not long ago – it’s about being on the inside : RETICENT
16-acrossKnife loosened tiles – flipped over the top : STILETTO
19-acrossOnset of panic attacks is around where white water occurs? : RAPIDS
21-acrossOne’s following intended course at last – for now : MEANTIME
22-acrossBlock request for material : DAMASK
24-acrossSound honest over the radio : STRAIT
25-acrossRing Ben to remove top theatre seating : ENCIRCLE
26-acrossSee 6 Down : ACID
27-acrossHe had thoughts,so he was a philosopher : DESCARTES

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Grant’s one vice: dropping date : AGREE
2-down – US region where ‘e’s located : MIDWEST
3-down – Judas-like cross : RATTY
4-down – Blimey,Brummie’s about to turn harness-worker! : LORIMER
5-down – After play’s end,tongues wagging – ‘Rep’s top juvenile!’ : YOUNGSTER
6-down – Cupid’s arc is possibly a deadly threat : PRUSSIC
7-down – Heartless men,caught by Fraud Act,declared unfit : CONDEMNED
13-down – Real gold,so automatic response : AUTHENTIC
14-down – Got the better of a demand to depose Edward – not hard : OUTWITTED
17-down – Whistle at the end of this Dylan composition describing Arkansas? : LANYARD
18-down – Unity’s only cape : ONENESS
20-down – Sweet wrestled from pet : POMFRET
22-down – In demand: a charming country house : DACHA
23-down – Poor souls,alone on the stage : SOLUS

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

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