The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 30017 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 30017 clues and answers were published on Wed 27 May 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 30017 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossSo we clear out capital? No : LOWERCASE
10-acrossPythagoras selectively doing his shopping here? : AGORA
11-acrossReturn regularly with such hopeless ineffectual people : EUNUCHS
12-acrossA mother with energy that’s sensational : AMAZING
13-acrossLove little tribute : OBIT
14-acrossOutlaw the Y-chromosome? : MALEFACTOR
16-acrossHaving decided what to do with the last of equipment and possessions : TESTATE
17-acrossServing gets gold level : PLATEAU
19-acrossCasually chatted about blokes ‘being cool’ : DETACHMENT
22-acrossYoung German friend of 23 : JUNG
24-acrossOne who wanted more after bagging one award : OLIVIER
25-acrossRoad not negotiable in this : TORNADO
26-acrossWhat one may save to rescue artist : BACON
27-acrossPowerful ambassador touched on nuclear annihilation : HERCULEAN

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Bird settled down first on a kind of trap : BLUEFOOTEDBOOBY
2-down – It’s coming up in newest development of the decade : TWENTIES
3-down – Support for couple : BRACE
4-down – Heaps in poor condition? : BADSHAPE
5-down – Iron man or woman : FEMALE
6-down – Boat to have sufficient power to go round a river : CATAMARAN
7-down – Then life in France finally went communist : SOVIET
8-down – Like some liaisons,golf and drinks could be a minefield : DANGEROUSGROUND
15-down – Permits and penalties : SANCTIONS
17-down – Flat joke on broken truce : PUNCTURE
18-down – Followed suit and dealt inappropriately with Australian native : EMULATED
20-down – Little movement from child drinking whisky : TWITCH
21-down – As the Fens are where contrary girl’s kept quiet : MARSHY
23-down – Romeo,beset by trouble between Capulets and Montagues,gets a therapist : FREUD

This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.

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