This crossword No. 29916 clues and answers were published on Thu 29 Jan 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29916 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Don’t be cruel to old comedian,simple at heart : GOEASYON
5-across – Duck as light motorcycle loses one wheel? : SCOTER
9-across – Leave secretly,ramp unavailable : SLOPEOFF
10-across – Contended resistance stops suffering from malaria : ARGUED
12-across – Go up: temperature perfect for returning : ERUPT
13-across – Great area on Earth’s exterior in which woodlice are found : CRUSTACEA
14-across – Intuit a chess blunder,making up for it : ENTHUSIASTIC
18-across – Resentful air spoiled farewell observances : FUNERALRITES
21-across – Such mathematics left audience floundering : EUCLIDEAN
23-across – Be terrified of judge’s pronouncement : DREAD
24-across – Homeland Security for one get on closing clubs in E Coast city : AGENCY
25-across – In depresssed area knight spies city : VALENCIA
26-across – They are beaten less,or flogged : LOSERS
27-across – Game that looks easy for beginners in brief sketches : SKITTLES
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Effusive person’s good conduct : GUSHER
2-down – <i>The Great Escape</i><span> – film and book</span> : EXODUS
3-down – Inducement to include small number in series : SWEETENER
4-down – Apparently warming up,beginning to harry senior minister : OFFICEHOLDER
6-down – Weight of stone accepted in shopping basket : CARAT
7-down – Honest admitting name,sort of burglar in dock : TRUNCATE
8-down – It’s good this getting shot of a pest : RIDDANCE
11-down – Doubt the gospel? : QUESTIONMARK
15-down – What noon means to some people: time correction : AMENDMENT
16-down – Coming in last,contrary to expectations : AFTERALL
17-down – Batters liable to be caught in the bar : SNICKERS
19-down – Drawer twice the size of another : PENCIL
20-down – Highest standards of ladies’ dancing : IDEALS
22-down – Suffer,beyond medical help,disabled : INCUR
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.