This crossword No. 29825 clues and answers were published on Tue 14 Oct 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29825 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – See 5 Down : BRITAIN
8-across – Autocracy with real subversion? : BELARUS
9-across – Give-and-take retailer was ruined,old man keeping quiet : SWAP
10-across – Obstacle in hollow filled with French earth : DETERRENT
12-across – Stern,say,man with strap-on locks : SHOCK
13-across – Old,awful wine,not half! : ONEINTWO
15-across – See 12 : JOCK
16-across – Olive briefly sheltering black bird : GREBE
17-across – Wait,old leader’s back’s gone! : BIDE
18-across – Where something latched onto about programme leaves producer? : TEAPLANT
20-across – Cast done talking? : THREW
21-across – Bunfight that’s sickening ends it a fitting way? : SAVILEROW
22-across – Grant for example cut,according to dictator? : HUGH
24-across – As cream may be,grainy? : CORNISH
25-across – Percentage of litre,a clear,sweet liquid : TREACLE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – See 16 : DRAW
2-down – Copper ring in standard tap : STOPCOCK
3-down – Antelope raising twin goats : DIKDIK
4-down – Cheeky thing south of London in song on the radio? : DERRIERE
5-down – With article breaking,bear in mind it could be – ours? : MADEIN
6-down – See 17 : SUIT
11-down – Possible couch potato internalising variety of woes : TWOSEATER
12-down – See 19 : STONE
14-down – See 23 : WIDOW
16-down – Some FO-OTBALL result? : GOALLESS
17-down – Emperor’s new clothes,third stuffed into brown case : BIRTHDAY
19-down – Flag in Spain gone with TV broadcast : PAVING
20-down – Vulgar,a word that’s void in essay : TAWDRY
21-down – See 9 Across : SHOP
23-down – Might her inattentive husband be,reportedly,playing around? : GOLF
This crossword has in total 30 where 15 are across and 15 are down.