This crossword No. 29840 clues and answers were published on Fri 31 Oct 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29840 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Starchy brown bread’s introduced : PURITAN
5-across – <span>Juicy thing terror,no mistake,</span><i>Beloved</i><span> and </span><i>The Ring</i> : TANGELO
9-across – Drink: mole caught when in it? : CIDER
10-across – Primates discussing a mix of black and white videos? : GREATAPES
11-across – Trick while opening metal container : LEADASTRAY
12-across – Sun’s percentage of radioactive gases : VEGA
14-across – Cleaner linen children put on dry : TOILETTISSUE
18-across – Leader of government has Boris,Rishi and Liz etc for dinner? They’re all dreadful! : GHOSTSTORIES
21-across – Opera ladies and gentlemen heard? : LULU
22-across – Meet requirements in advance,the same provided in probe : PREQUALIFY
25-across – European city,one featured by magazine from another world? : MARSEILLE
26-across – Copybook baldie blotted after shaving of bonce : IDEAL
27-across – <i>Dark Matter </i><span>seemingly invisible to youth in test</span> : TRAGEDY
28-across – Arm in difficulty,squashed : NEGATED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Little monkey in rabbit hole? : PICKLE
2-down – <span>Change </span><i>Turn of the Screw</i> : REDRAW
3-down – Tractor crashed into teapots? : TERRACOTTA
4-down – See 19 : NIGHT
5-down – Other,not the first to drink coffee – but this? : THELATTER
6-down – What would bring nurse into the school,observing all heads? : NITS
7-down – <i>The Sixth Sense</i><span> and </span><i>The Others</i><span> almost like that – it might set one’s heart racing!</span> : ESPRESSO
8-down – See 23 : OFSPADES
13-down – Reformed,I’m a new man in the drinks business : WINEMAKING
15-down – Recovery at the death,crabwise? : LATERALLY
16-down – A stick,that’s what I am after – how old can I be? : AGELIMIT
17-down – With shot on a field,a region firstly defended – is it? : GOALAREA
19-down – <span>Christian observance very soon put in place in </span><i>A Christmas Carol</i> : SILENT
20-down – Fold of skin unknown in identification of fish? : EYELID
23-down – <i>The Woman in Black</i><span>,pack leader?</span> : QUEEN
24-down – Measure force and energy : METE
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.