This crossword No. 29876 clues and answers were published on Fri 12 Dec 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29876 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Party about to get immersed in long-winded study of linguistic elements : PROSODY
5-across – Sailors about to join Eastern ship that contains unhealthy liquid : ABSCESS
10-across – Character providing reheated food : HASH
11-across – Scientist producing exceptionally fine earth,hard to begin with : FAHRENHEIT
12-across – Victim,say,sent back to be placed on seat interminably : STOOGE
13-across – Part of body with short line following knock : PANCREAS
14-across – What ambitious employee seeks,against standing still : PROMOTION
16-across – Natural wonder getting all fans excited,set inside : ANGEL
17-across – See 16 : FALLS
19-across – Divine quality came in men surprisingly : IMMANENCE
23-across – Some stuff – older/oldest nonsense : FOLDEROL
24-across – End of ordeal with one extremely irritable : LIVERY
26-across – Hurry into church alongside saints,showing purity : CHASTENESS
27-across – Country’s capital no longer losing heart : LAOS
28-across – Attractive person in two American TV series,second coming first : SMASHER
29-across – Bet wife with time will get angry-looking? : WAGERED
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Roll containing a piece of hot food? : ROASTER
3-down – Brief while after school for dunce : SCHMO
4-down – Most skilful match with excellent opener : DEFTEST
6-down – Fish in lake caught by boy shortly : BLENNY
7-down – Firm in this place no longer with leader gone? That shows intelligibility : COHERENCE
8-down – Green fodder and fuel stored by wise person : SOILAGE
9-down – English town group embracing trendy fashion on promenade? : SHEPTONMALLET
15-down – The writer introducing fifty poets and singers : MELODISTS
18-down – Line in article penned by a Brit : APOTHEM
20-down – Problem with organ in a small place above huge space : APLASIA
21-down – Old mode of transport? I look up,beset by worry : CARIOLE
22-down – Something for making building blocks – it’s not hard to do : BREEZE
25-down – Think highly of university restricted by depression : VALUE
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.