The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Thursday, 29th March 2012

There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 29th March 2012. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Repellent poisoner spiking drink, source of beer in it
AAcross 5:	Cold peaks, flipping ___ cold one
AAcross 10:	Advantage in landed gentry
AAcross 11:	Pa wants nose doubly reshaped? Time for much criticism	OPENSEASON
AAcross 12:	Played trick?
AAcross 13:	Grind put ahead of financial reserve, territory abandoned by Labour	MILLBANK
AAcross 14:	What six outraged dwarves might do, being reckless?
AAcross 16:	Agent, beast punching nose
AAcross 17:	Boy flipped over full of pee-pee, say, and residue — painful result?
AAcross 19:	Expression of concern about despairing gasp, but they're not yet croaking!
AAcross 23:	One's spotted women, genteel and otherwise
AAcross 24:	See 3
AAcross 26:	Party behind horse sandwiches — more traditional filling supplied here?	BACONBUTTY
AAcross 27:	See 17
AAcross 28:	Main problem hiding the family's excruciatingly embarrassing habit?	MANKINI
AAcross 29:	Arrogant type puts manoeuvring before skill
DDown 2:	Coppers, obsolete money?	OLDBILL
DDown 3:	Designated partners primarily desperate for a quickie potential romance?
DDown 4:	Line that's curved up around mouth, say — there's disease
DDown 6:	See 21
DDown 7:	Sea creature with black, spotless raised scale	CLAMBERUP
DDown 8:	US city where chicken eating duck seen in photos
DDown 9:	Both man and woman married — hope this is not confusing!
DDown 15:	Flower on male cobblers
DDown 18:	No end in sight, fatal passing around a river in desert	ATACAMA
DDown 20:	Dizzy on a horse? Let's go faster!
DDown 21:	Two Barbaras making a pile for Elizabeth?
DDown 22:	Ape, head like an elephant, climbing
DDown 25:	Cards bitter-sweet, including The Circle

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