This crossword No. 29988 clues and answers were published on Thu 23 Apr 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29988 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Footballer crossing road to get pound : PESTLE
4-across – Poor shots from Spain’s No.1 player in Philadelphia : SHANKS
9-across – Italian dignitary delivers Elon Musk’s baby? : DOGE
10-across – Ring with number for trendsetter : BELLWETHER
11-across – Duck followed by a bird : DIPPER
12-across – Pervert chose ITV2 : CHEVIOTS
13-across – Comic Stewart Lee forgetting line 2 : TEESWATER
15-across – Backing favourites to show pace : STEP
16-across – ‘Dog in the mirror’ is entertaining answer for god : BAAL
17-across – Ambassador’s wife getting tips from Ascension Islander : HEBRIDEAN
21-across – Dear Charlie Dance showing a bit of flesh : LAMBCHOP
22-across – Untidy Womble briefly embracing a form of anarchy : MOBLAW
24-across – 2 drunk cider or beer : CORRIEDALE
25-across – Females take drugs orally : EWES
26-across – South American relations in part of England : SUSSEX
27-across – Declared dead by the entrance of Serpentine Gallery : STATED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Coat of plaster like a 2-layer : PROVINE
2-down – What’s up with record stock? : SHEEP
3-down – Pianist leaving church to tour one part of Africa : LIBERIA
5-down – Salesman’s wife getting into fish recipe : HAWKER
6-down – Foolish jester made woollen items for Spooner : NITWITTED
7-down – Performed chore and cried into drink : SWEPTUP
8-down – Becks played incredibly to inspire team’s midfield for Fergie’s old outfit : BLACKEYEDPEAS
14-down – Fencing covers problem for 2 poets : SCABBARDS
16-down – Unfinished Monster Munches regularly account for fires : BEACONS
18-down – Male chimney sweep in dance company : RAMBERT
19-down – Spider has distinctive pattern on behind occasionally : ARANEID
20-down – Stuck-up date tucking into revolutionary food : CHEESE
23-down – Club accepting the French complaint : BLEAT
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.