The Guardian Cryptic

The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 29,319 – Mar 1 2024 Clues and Answers

Clues Answers Basic literary connection, one put in weird novel penned by American novelist JOINEDUPWRITING Brief flash in battle SPAR Crank with daughter jailed, sick female and player in cooler? WINDCHILLFACTOR Escoffier’s porridge announced? HAUTE Forward up, backflipping on pitch PUSHY Girl, sweet love? ...

The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 29,318 – Feb 29 2024 Clues and Answers

Clues Answers Beginning to confess eating pastry STARTING Blended mince pie with rum IMPURE Boatman returns with kilo of rock cake BAKLAVA Boatman taken in by very much unknown type of cake FAIRY Chai free to be served regularly here CAFE Flaky pastry is ...

The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 29,317 – Feb 28 2024 Clues and Answers

Clues Answers An EU administrative centre hanged a criminal DENHAAG Blunt bishop leaves with direct old abbot ALDHELM Book chalet, otherwise hotel, given turbulent times THEALCHEMIST Cut off in middle of Fleet Street having called journalist ESTRANGED Died in helping in Canadian sea hazard? ...

The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 29,316 – Feb 27 2024 Clues and Answers

Clues Answers … Charlie’s mint stew, given a culinary award MICHELINSTAR Blues Dylan composed depicting activity of dealer BUYANDSELL Call briefly for Ulster fix that works either way NIPIN Collar that has to be filed? NAIL Cut times in hospital department AXE Cut up ...

The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 29,315 – Feb 26 2024 Clues and Answers

Clues Answers A jam, when tennis player keeps bouncing the ball PRESERVE An old truth about Mike’s flat SMOOTH Comprehensive, even if approximate THOROUGH Create apprehension, having to remove blossom DISMAY Everything extremely audible? Not quite ALMOST Exits, to this great place? OUTDOORS Fantastic ...

The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 29,300 – Feb 8, 2024, Clues and Answers

Clues Answers A knob in drawer, currently? ANODE A little water I required in relaxation before work RAINDROP A quote recalled by the way, passionless APATHETIC Appear just if seamer proves unreliable SEEMFAIR Aussie crook having fed prisoner, one’s stuffed PILLOW Bloomer in this ...

The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 29,299 – Feb 7 2024 Clues and Answers

Clues Answers A badge for fooling around? BADINAGE Appetiser is able to simulate CANAPE Birds on seaside spot to start with, eating what they eat OSPREYS Booze trashed what’s within school walls ALCOHOL Bringing back earlier TV production RETRIEVAL Covers eyes, we hear, to ...

The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 29,298 – Feb 6 2024 Clues and Answers

Clues Answers Aid when driving in day time in Suffolk town DIPSWITCH American state banks prepare to fire old leader, getting high-flying duo ALCOCKANDBROWN Break bags I take once more RESIT Country doing no harm deposing government BENIN Distance displayed by daughter accompanying escorts ...

The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 29,297 – Feb 5 2024 Clues and Solutions

Clues Answers Approach station guide CHANNEL Basic trail switches left to right STARK Be straight and count on rising position TELLNOLIE Call father back to meet a distant relation APEMAN Chief’s approach that shows where one is lying HEADSTONE Cruel type displays a disturbing ...

The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 29,295 – Feb 2 2024 Clues and Answers

Clues Answers After clearing out rubbish, order transport in regular form RHOMBUS After training I belong in base IGNOBLE Always wrapped at first in a cloak of obscurity? Not a feature of our website PAYWALL Bird falls on rodent with energy to test strength ...

The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 29,294 – Feb 1 2024 Clues and Solutions

Clues Answers Busy court led by this man in charge HECTIC Come back to harvest fruit REAPPEAR Corroborate in accordance with common authentication method UNDERPIN Depressed, shy academic bored by wife CASTDOWN Disorderly house with broken doorbell BORDELLO Everybody calling after losing initial quota ...

The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 29,293 – Jan 31 2024 Clues and Solutions

Clues Answers ‘Hello sailor’ appropriate? HIJACK ‘Shock and awe’ upset rogue dissenting group STUPEFACTION 19 literature is both this and that, would you say? A shade DARKRED 8 of 19? Something not worth having, I should add TATTOO Acceptable to rip off book by ...

The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 29,292 – Jan 30 2024 Clues and Solutions

Clues Answers Unlike Baron, his online court includes 23 EARL Another American author’s way of addressing James OHENRY Apple overtakin’ rivals at the last moment PIPPIN Artist’s entrance INGRESS Decline minimal amount of fragrance, initially DROPOFF Disputin’ fare from India TIFFIN Error-prone labeller after 22 down, ...

The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 29,289 – Jan 26, 2024, Clues and Solutions

Clues Answers 4’s contribution to humour? BARRELOF As one who sees things looking up? STARRYEYED Drug problem, so sir can suffer NARCOSIS Face in sleep turning over PAN Farmland’s getting pouring rain south of Indian city AGRARIAN Gem picked up by 9? MOONSTONE Gosh ...

The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 29,288 – Jan 25 2024 Clues and Solutions

Clues Answers Cancel membership fee after receiving credit SCRUB Check I leave after taking in conclusion of another Hitchcock film VERTIGO Chilled response about source of unusual accent BURR College had reduced students HALL Conceal part of innings in tournament COVERUP Daughters interrupted by ...

The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 29,287 – Jan 24, 2024, Clues and Solutions

Clues Answers A river? Certainly not! But it is! ARNO A small-holder in the fruit trade PUNNET Adolescent showing support with flipping king’s daughter TEENAGER Alternate alternately, before Easter LENT Area of France that’s almost too brill! ALSACE Australia tried enthusiastically removing England’s openers ...

The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 29,286 – Jan 23, 2024, Clues and Solutions

Clues Answers Action of football player by virtue of good result THROWIN Am I less than friendly guy? CABLE An Italian city’s – one in the US? ANNAPOLIS Arm broke, then leg, ultimately in shock STENGUN Awkward when leader of gang short of competition? ...

The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 29,285 – Jan 22, 2024, Clues and Answers

Clues Answers A hunk messed around with a wiseman KAHUNA An X where ducks are in America ACROSS Biochemist’s first idea for treatment set back medical condition DIABETES City subway not quite European METROPOLIS Coming out with pride, finally getting together EMERGING Criticism of ...

The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 29,283 – Jan 19 2024 Clues and Answers

Clues Answers Brothers promise to carry occasionally handy weapon BROADSWORD Come cycling around side part of America MEXICO Contribution from people supporting party DONATION Cool vision for childhood INFANCY Deal maybe when doctor gets into row TIMBER Decline America’s cup ATROPHY Democrat First Lady ...

The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 29,282 – Jan 18, 2024, Clues and Answers

Clues Answers 2 down that smells HOOTER American diver – turkey, dodo or drongo? LOON Bird sanctuary foreign to herons HENROOST By the sound of it, albatross an albatross? BURDEN Canary, relative of 8 down? STOOLPIGEON Country found coming through Mali by air LIBYA ...