This crossword No. 29786 clues and answers were published on Fri 29 Aug 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29786 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Spartan friend at heart : BASICALLY
8-across – Islander agreed in Munich to accompany vehicle : JAVAN
9-across – Divert kids and react excitedly : SIDETRACK
10-across – Blunt force ultimately shown by military,one sailor dismissed? : EMILY
12-across – Nancy’s in the Centre again : ENCORE
13-across – Officer content listening to match : COINCIDE
16-across – Extend beyond and above the knees : OVERLAP
19-across – Pet and grope swimmer : CATFISH
22-across – Outsider with sexy trousers? : LONGSHOT
25-across – When up this might conceal courage : BOTTLE
27-across – Finished once more supplying buttered,identical sandwiches : REDID
28-across – Couple again hands to those who put things right : REPAIRMEN
29-across – Double top : TWICE
30-across – Son said: ‘I’m ordering for entrée’ : ADMISSION
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Budget period lacking information provider : RATION
2-down – Dire roof needing repair,this might prevent disaster : FIREDOOR
3-down – Author caught in Welsh town : BARRIE
4-down – Everyman is a former English footballer : ALLCOCK
5-down – Singer turned up with coat,it was found over the road : TARMAC
6-down – Songbird exhausted eating each of ants at first : BALLAD
11-down – Family essentially returned to capital : LIMA
14-down – One-time British company involved in pharmaceutic industry : ICI
15-down – The cycling character : ETH
16-down – Product from well-limited stews : OIL
17-down – Tense,absent from school for a long time : EON
18-down – Native American ignoring a priest suffering : ACHE
20-down – Art school briefly enjoyable before travelling,not being old : FUTURISM
21-down – Comes to by nurses : ATTENDS
23-down – Numbers of consecutive punches : ONETWO
24-down – Girl suppressing a long hiccup : GLITCH
25-down – Supporter against FA banning children in large republic : BRAZIL
26-down – Hole up in sound mattress : LIELOW
This crossword has in total 32 where 14 are across and 18 are down.