This crossword No. 29959 clues and answers were published on Fri 20 Mar 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29959 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Originally,baker oversupplied lightly – 13 – he often leaves éclair in safe place : BOLTHOLE
9-across – Zero tolerance finally adopted during time off : RESET
10-across – Slightly rotten greeting yelled : HIGH
11-across – Intrude,all agitated and surly : ILLNATURED
12-across – The reverse of ‘dark’ and ‘night’? : MIDDAY
14-across – <span>And also not included in song: </span><i>Hamilton</i><span>’s lead wanting direction</span> : DUENORTH
16-across – Gunman’s order delivered with difficulty,it’s implied : HANDSUP
18-across – Excellent: room’s confining,at last,Bruno Mars : DEFORMS
21-across – Zoned out: this is ignoring the writer’s parts : DOZENTHS
23-across – Figure set around mostly satisfactory constant : TWELVE
24-across – Border has shown up throttling power in world? Not half : HEMISPHERE
26-across – Relief: American sizes successively decreasing : ALMS
27-across – I’m surprised by cellists’ kit that’s heard in woodwinds : OBOES
28-across – <span>Rebutted curt prig with one book,</span><i>The Agony and the Ecstasy</i><span>?</span> : EMOTIONS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Amino acid tipped for synthesis in volcanic island : DOMINICA
2-down – Playing autoharp; regrettably a pro’s left it in a state : UTAH
3-down – Using cunning,zip about No 4 in Second Eleven : FOXILY
4-down – Dance,as Marillion song on the radio : CEILIDH
5-down – A drowned valley that’s conveyed by piping : ARIA
6-down – Deduce spoof largely concocted with AI instructions? : PSEUDOCODE
7-down – Hopefully,with finale from tenor to replace bass,producing calm : ATREST
13-down – Was Spice Girl impersonating duck that’s low-pitched and resonant? : DIDGERIDOO
15-down – Middle of Feb,day in early May,or one late in Dec? : EVE
17-down – Sunhats: oddly ignored means of preserving life : UHT
19-down – Composition part #2 : MOVEMENT
20-down – Sicilians possibly expelling a Milanese,awkwardly : ISLEMEN
22-down – <span>Character in Globe – Roneo? – Not </span><i>quite</i> : OBERON
23-down – Former student crowned by those people – wise guys : THEMOB
25-down – <i>Peep Show</i><span> regularly lost money in Philippines</span> : PESO
26-down – Miles – perhaps not 500 – in cars offered here : AVIS
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.