This crossword No. 29983 clues and answers were published on Fri 17 Apr 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29983 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – 2 sat wagging tongue : ESPERANTO
10-across – West African rhino has Unitarian retreating : NAIRA
11-across – Material taken from ground from the east : DENIM
12-across – White flower displayed by Wise when playing with Leeds : EDELWEISS
13-across – Extravagantly ornate vessel loaded with cargo at the back : BAROQUE
14-across – Popular sibling without hesitation beginning to suggest demands : INSISTS
17-across – Hat is miserable,lacking will ultimately to inspire : IMBUE
19-across – Regularly offered payment : FEE
20-across – Torture admitted by alien nation : EGYPT
21-across – Quiet country hotel,first-class fish : PIRANHA
22-across – Last slice of Arctic roll for pud : CRUMBLE
24-across – Inexperienced head that’s likely to get chopped : GREENBEAN
26-across – Broad-shouldered bloke getting time off finally : ATLAS
28-across – Former garret,very large area,right? : SOLAR
29-across – Teach cool new Topic? : CHOCOLATE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Watch over third of Penelope Cruz covers : TEND
2-down – Batter,work Frenchman over : OPENER
3-down – Run out of tent seized by darn crazy hysteric : DRAMAQUEEN
4-down – Military standard unveiled by East Wing : ANNEXE
5-down – The Times: Oysters Turned Up Outside Sam’s Home : YOSEMITE
6-down – A congested city rises again : ANEW
7-down – Judi exhausted,carried by terribly skinny chap in tights : NIJINSKY
8-down – Welshman’s platform : DAIS
13-down – Low character,Liberal,one probing British parliamentarian : BLIMP
15-down – Vegas’s last crook gambler : SPECULATOR
16-down – French barman posed,tied,naked : SATIE
18-down – Nick rolled over,rolled over topless in brothel : BORDELLO
19-down – Corporal perhaps put on fine,shiny material for dance : FLAMENCO
22-down – Republican supporting Tory Party high flier : CONDOR
23-down – £1 filled Chinese bun pintxos sold here : BILBAO
24-down – Stomach punched by second blow : GUST
25-down – Average type,and not married : NORM
27-down – For starters,some marinated eel with duck : SMEW
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.