This crossword No. 30029 clues and answers were published on Wed 10 Jun 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 30029 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Why it’s hard to open where a gap is unclosed : WHATFOR
5-across – Kid pushed over,veteran shut up : GARAGED
9-across – For example,brain that’s stopped : ORGAN
10-across – Neither profit nor gain from holiday flat : BREAKEVEN
11-across – 18 needs to be anything but neanderthal : PRESENTDAY
12-across – Defended by Cuba,Kuwaiti capital : BAKU
14-across – Sponge back in shower with a bar of soap,having created one earlier : MADEIRACAKE
18-across – Concerned with supporting Leave : REFORMPARTY
21-across – Ergo ready for liquid lunch? : SOUP
22-across – Flier with orbital course,a measure of speed and spirit : WATERNYMPH
25-across – Flying weight non-negotiable? : ONTHEWING
26-across – European river runs where white castle initially located? : RHONE
27-across – Scientist’s spirit broken by school of players : FARADAY
28-across – 18 and he gets counselling : THERAPY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Doctor oversees surgical procedures that went a bit wrong : WHOOPS
2-down – Riverside waiter,earring perhaps,with shaved head? : ANGLER
3-down – Smear bit of fish with virus onto vessel : FINGERMARK
4-down – See 19 : ROBOT
5-down – Guard on visits reading novel : GRENADIER
6-down – Romeo in drag? : RAKE
7-down – See 24 : GIVEAWAY
8-down – A victory proving elusive in daring feats – trap set? : DENTURES
13-down – Nearby supply cut by carpenter,say,European and Asian wood : BANYANTREE
15-down – Absence of moral rectitude with which 18 vied : DEPRAVITY
16-down – Slight boo-boo at first,skedaddle : BRUSHOFF
17-down – Nervous say after a fall,stuffing knocked out : AFLUTTER
19-down – It really is me in motorboat at sea! : IMNOTA
20-down – Forward – as one’s behind? : CHEEKY
23-down – Cube,elevation skimmed : EIGHT
24-down – Easy clue: ‘Funeral director’s special offer?’ : DEAD
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.