This crossword No. 30022 clues and answers were published on Tue 02 Jun 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 30022 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Unstructured feature of shelf reef or massif : FREEFORM
9-across – Agitate live,dumped freshwater fish : RUFFE
10-across – Great opera houses going under? The opposite : ATOP
11-across – Ken’s verbal rendering of ‘To be,or not to be’,say : BLANKVERSE
12-across – Condescending southern outdated name given to Clark? : SNOBBY
14-across – Rubbish,vacuous tutorial fills the silence : THROTTLE
16-across – City’s upset with ref,right? : RECTIFY
18-across – Martin’s residence in row that’s not highly rated? : ONESTAR
21-across – Transferred in the manner indicated : ASSIGNED
23-across – <span>One struggling to comprehend the </span><i>Guardian</i><span> gets </span><i>Observer</i> : VIEWER
24-across – Anticipation’s useless except with name-dropping former First Lady : EXPECTANCY
26-across – Stiff,wow,having died inside! : BODY
27-across – Also diverted river as energy source : SOLAR
28-across – Wisdom of imposing flag on a large community : SAGACITY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Cover figure in fancy crepe : PRETENCE
2-down – Live recording’s electronic alert : BEEP
3-down – Devious worker,bully and lout getting a rise : COWBOY
4-down – Laying it on thick: ‘One’s too old for love’ : IMPASTO
5-down – Hiker told about covering arduous walk : TREK
6-down – Lingering sensation of behind getting smack : AFTERTASTE
7-down – Shelves heaving – husband’s abandoned junk? : VESSEL
13-down – Excessive to introduce diamonds into construction of Bill the artist? : BOTTICELLI
15-down – See 17 : RUN
17-down – Pleasure to manage sporting charity event : FUN
19-down – A relative : ANECDOTE
20-down – Spare cape’s peculiarity : ODDNESS
22-down – It is male discrimination? : SEXISM
23-down – Goya worked in extremely venerable passage : VOYAGE
25-down – Spooner’s Rivulet Sailing Course retreat : TURN
26-down – See 25 : BACK
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.