Guardian Cryptic Crossword
Guardian Cryptic Crossword Answers & Hints - July 29, 2026
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Puzzle date
July 29, 2026
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Across
4.Pay attention about opposing points, namely for novice6 letters6.Medic and aged Brit traversing America for TV series8 letters9.Current controller leading party is eccentric6 letters10.Foci then shifted to computer applications etc`8 letters11.Piece of luggage left on board by guy you heard consuming drink11 letters15.Weapon, for instance, deployed in unending attack7 letters17.Coarse fabric making us hurt after short time7 letters18.Awfully adorable old pet11 letters22.Fellow in squad raving at me in first half, otherwise in second8 letters23.One English author or another abridged6 letters24.Owner of trunk that must be repacked for the plane8 letters25.Like bad deal, difficult to undo?6 letters
Down
1.Line from the same source about British political type6 letters2.Popular houseplant I set in a pot adapted10 letters3.They help people with deliveries after car gets in line, we hear8 letters4.Quartet playing best performance? That’s made-up propaganda8 letters5.Female serving as half of ward sister’s replacement8 letters7.Newspaper article began in old-fashioned way4 letters8.Negative reactions from pedant and his sort, primarily4 letters12.Suspenseful part in capture10 letters13.Concluding pieces from head of state in last literary event8 letters14.Drama as seen from the box8 letters16.Proceeds clumsily with talk about growth and height8 letters19.Bellowing, losing head, and having a row6 letters20.Pound’s gone out of fashion – that could affect one’s view of things4 letters21.Legal action that may be taken on by boarder4 letters
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