The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29891 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29891 clues and answers were published on Wed 31 Dec 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29891 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossPaddy in sensible jumper at first gets a degree of comfort : ROOMTEMPERATURE
9-acrossMake a break-through and exploit an opportunity : CREATEANOPENING
10-acrossOnline extra involving ten mathematical characters : EMAILATTACHMENT
13-acrossAttire for the Lido with roughly two GCSEs,minimum : SWIMMINGCOSTUME
16-acrossDrunk professional taking note at popular conference for body-building regime : HIGHPROTEINDIET
17-acrossFormer girl-friend with soldier taking steps in Spanish art form : FLAMENCODANCING
20-acrossWW1 vessel made from scale bus remains : ECLASSSUBMARINE
23-acrossDined out with Applecross refugee : DISPLACEDPERSON

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Former BBC newsreader who is Jeremy Vine’s wife disturbed old Cheshire calf : RACHELSCHOFIELD
2-down – Surgical surfaces somehow obliterate pangs : OPERATINGTABLES
3-down – Complete ruin of tenor and alto transcription : TOTAL
4-down – Originally massive old avian NZ resident once : MOA
5-down – A wander up to historic Portuguese city : EVORA
6-down – It’s a winner during matches regularly : ACE
7-down – Club name on pick-up trucks for water board in northern England : UNITEDUTILITIES
8-down – Conclusion – of course! : EIGHTEENTHGREEN
11-down – Brown and green phonetic letter : TANGO
12-down – Takes in poor Shona wears : HASON
14-down – Tree that’s found on satnav on borders of Lancashire : MAPLE
15-down – Belief for which a Native American died : CREED
18-down – Function at company – just a very short time : COSEC
19-down – <span>Inhuman geek regularly at </span><i>The Cloud </i><span>over the channel</span> : NUAGE
21-down – The sun should even things out : SOL
22-down – Hospital space available in the garden : BED

This crossword has in total 24 where 8 are across and 16 are down.

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