This crossword No. 29999 clues and answers were published on Wed 06 May 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29999 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Rock purveyor we will make rude noises about : JEWELLER
9-across – Sprinter in bar bent back to grasp nuts : UBOLT
10-across – Scots knew England’s garden? : KENT
11-across – Author as boxer,could one say – heavyweight : CHESTERTON
12-across – Childish type,endlessly dim,breaking equipment : KIDULT
14-across – Invite to relax and steal from church? : TAKEAPEW
15-across – Indistinct notice with garish border : SHADOWY
17-across – Slander,heartlessly audacious in itself : ASPERSE
20-across – Cathedral search resolved: it’s right in the centre : CHARTRES
22-across – God posed with big pot of tea : SATURN
23-across – Screen addict perhaps,one contorted with grimace : CINEMAGOER
24-across – Youngster spends year on benefit : BOON
25-across – Suddenly discover hotel is losing pounds : HITON
26-across – Short walk in once moving moonlit scene : NOCTURNE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – One hard man,he was involved with Ezra initially : NEHEMIAH
2-down – Considered a soft fabric : FELT
3-down – Dwelling on tense vote in favour : PLACET
4-down – Sad that Spain has invaded a foreign port : TRIESTE
5-down – They don’t make the film,dates having been switched : OUTTAKES
6-down – What we are called in explosive competition : TOURNAMENT
7-down – Time goose should be cooked in foil : STOOGE
13-down – Hunt neared ground,positioned for concealment? : UNDERNEATH
16-down – Distortion isn’t commonly cosmetic : WARPAINT
18-down – Aching to suppress German city university : SORBONNE
19-down – Stagger about,‘run out’ replaced by ‘stumped’ : ASTOUND
21-down – The peak hour,dinner time? : HEIGHT
22-down – Uncompromising boss ultimately deceived on Radio 4 : STRICT
24-down – Start to bash away in contest : BOUT
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.