This crossword No. 30016 clues and answers were published on Tue 26 May 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 30016 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Mistake to put ‘male’ after only matching gender observed at birth : SOLECISM
9-across – See 17 Down : POETS
10-across – <span>Emperor having cameo in </span><i>They Shoot Horses,Don’t They?</i> : OTHO
11-across – Teacher prepares fruit for markers : HEADSTONES
12-across – Dislike of despicable supervillain leads to dangerous game ending : GRUDGE
14-across – Brief stops Romeos taking forever : LAYOVERS
16-across – Make provision for poison tentacle tips in a frisky toad : ADAPTTO
18-across – <i>Brief Encounter</i><span> at start of quarantine: you said,‘That’s horrible,that is’</span> : QUICKIE
21-across – Barking Scot has scraggly beard – even for a poet : ABERDEEN
23-across – Source of Russian news takes on the Spanish threads : TASSEL
24-across – Long shot,but here’s an opportunity to diet : SLIMCHANCE
26-across – In suspense? Half excited? Try always turning round : AGOG
27-across – Canniness concealing squares : NINES
28-across – These knocked back by Westminster set if drunk : SWIFTIES
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – See 17 : TORTURED
2-down – See 26 : HERO
3-down – See 15 : WITHME
4-down – Have I got it in me to be ‘nice’? : AMIABLE
5-down – Chooses shady spot : OPTS
6-down – Once more assigns blame for space to play on six courts : RECONVICTS
7-down – Honest to God,I burn within? : ISWEAR
13-down – See 17 : DEPARTMENT
15-down – Elbowing youth aside,setter’s a hit among 28 : YOU
17-down – Where Angelou and Auden are put on the rack for collection favoured by 28? : THE
19-down – Reserve at port grew cold : ICEDOVER
20-down – Windy mansion that makes one go blind? : ONANISM
22-down – See 15 : BELONG
23-down – The spies’ line of argument : THESIS
25-down – Hong Kong accepts American protection : HUSK
26-down – ‘Morally flawed protagonist’ for 28 is another I messed up : ANTI
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.