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 – harsh! | AUSTERE |
| Cut up skittles | SNIP |
| Fish shoulders, oddly! | SOLES |
| Foremost crossword compiler, almost sweet | NOISETTE |
| German prince regularly rattled the voters | ELECTORATE |
| Grammatical parity? Yes, of course! | AGREEMENT |
| Husband’s trapped in bar, cut off | SHAVE |
| Infection for the oculist? Yes! | STYE |
| It affects sheep, as price is variable | SCRAPIE |
| Law suit finally disposed of – for a figure | STATUE |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Lowdown on the team’s spirits | GENII |
| Men retire and set out for Roman road | ERMINESTREET |
| Mission one: punctual BBC debate | QUESTIONTIME |
| Noble women tot up letters | COUNTESSES |
| Not that tiny now | THISMINUTE |
| Pale blue Toyota model scratching parking sign | AQUARIUS |
| Parts of a fugue – one finally started by Stravinsky and completed by Tippett | STRETTI |
| Popular officer, mainly | INGENERAL |
| Press hack in loco? | IRONHORSE |
| Prison warden blowing his top – nothing new in section of wing | AILERON |
| Right note, wrong information for physicist | ROENTGEN |
| Sign, for example, mounted on car | GEMINI |
| Stops blowing top and relaxes | EASES |
| T. Greig’s men ordered spice | STEMGINGER |
| Tiger seen wandering – but certainly not here | SERENGETI |