The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 29,268 – Jan 2, 2024, Clues and Solutions
Clues | Answers |
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‘Bird’ found in ‘White Album’ | TEAL |
Actress reportedly to bear chess prodigy | CARRIEFISHER |
Creature sounding like a buzzard, they say | HORSE |
Fare with a pea in each part, I hear – or a lot of them? | ALPHABETSOUP |
Feature of retrograde love song | NOSE |
Feudal drudge returns with mop that’s not found in big cities | FRESHAIR |
Fictional relative’s tuna-salad-and-cracker-eating bird | AUNTPOLLY |
For a special occasion, taking tea? I don’t think so! | NOCHANCE |
Forlorn, hollow dummy covers behind | DREARY |
Germanic invader beheaded – some nerve! | AXON |
Greedy types reported in Prince’s domain | WALES |
Greta munches a Pacific nation’s bean | GARBANZO |
Humongous T. rex demolished a brewed lager | EXTRALARGE |
King Charlie in bind | KNIT |
Clues | Answers |
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Lyrical author followed by jerk | POETIC |
Macho man embraces something irrational and dumb | STUPID |
Meat from wild animals, not named at first | SALAMI |
Modern currency? Scream ‘opt out!’ | CRYPTO |
One who won’t drink and drive, in practice | DRYRUN |
Rent by oneself for much less | LETALONE |
Rogue cop seen in Christmas décor | PINECONES |
Strangely, casual attire on you at first elicits words of warning | CAUTIONARYTALES |
Sweetheart losing head over former sweetheart’s heartless malediction? I’m not buying it | LAMEEXCUSE |
Trusted friends at college begin here | MAINMENU |
Was humiliated in café? | LOSTFACE |
Well off, but bound by summons to where convict marks time | CELLWALL |
Words of daring, say, embraced by champions | HEREGOES |