The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29892 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 29892 clues and answers were published on Thu 01 Jan 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29892 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossBe frustrated: ‘Wake up,love!’ : COMETONOTHING
10-acrossA Tory leader gets personal after feature film involving political corruption : CHINATOWN
11-acrossFoolish eccentric humans – it’s how things are : INTHE
12-acrossNot suspecting local temperature’s dropped : NAIVE
13-acrossBound to collapse,several inside revealed : UNBOSOMED
14-acrossCollected setter’s mea culpa to boss? : AMASSED
16-acrossBrats cycling to party gathering round – go away! : SKIDDOO
18-acrossWomen in a frenzy talked of Vlad’s ‘cojones’ : MAENADS
20-acrossQuick turnover of work force – bar short : UPTEMPO
21-acrossTimeless bonnets as originally described worn at Ascot? They will be : NOSEBANDS
23-acrossNot kosher – I eat hot food unlikely to be this : SUSHI
24-acrossSpain game not international match : EQUAL
25-acrossIn superlative form,finally attracted interest : TRENDIEST
26-acrossSee 11 : CIRCUMSTANCES

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – One soldier : ORIGINATE
3-down – Duck seen around English Channel : EVADE
4-down – Imposing tax on Tudor : OROTUND
5-down – Old Sky feature raising money for public transport : OMNIBUS
6-down – Punishment advice from Spooner: ‘Don’t suffer alone!’ : HAIRSHIRT
7-down – Mount different part of insect : NOTUM
8-down – Observe lawyer taking more time to squash start of malicious gossip : SCANDALMONGER
9-down – Old grids and notes recycled for students of Araucaria? : DENDROLOGISTS
15-down – Confused doctor has another look up ‘sick at heart’ : SHAMBOLIC
17-down – Part of play when Romeo goes – revelatory material : DAMASCENE
19-down – Problem: politicians – not ours,Trump principally – invading safe space : SANCTUM
20-down – Not used – succeeded breaking free : UNSPENT
22-down – Countryman picked up female number 4 on farm? : SAUDI
23-down – On screen Mr Bean gets a little doolally in car : SEDAN

This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.

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