This crossword No. 29171 clues and answers were published on Sat 09 Sep 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 29171 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – The guy I call out is spiralling : HELICAL
5-across – Cleopatra cheated a bit and got it in the neck : TRACHEA
9-across – Hell-bent, without divorcing at first, to get separated : RIVEN
10-across – My dear, in cooking find a herb : CORIANDER
11-across – Unpredictable ending of talks with rebel leader in revolt : SURPRISING
12-across – To begin with, take a little curry powder : TALC
14-across – Fighting soldier’s back to be embraced by beautiful woman, with tears : BELLIGERENT
18-across – Medical procedure: very backwards and not original : COLONOSCOPY
21-across – Delighted in a blanket, by the sound of it : RAPT
22-across – Perhaps one-all game of defence : DRAWBRIDGE
25-across – Woodworkers in favour of organic compounds : FORESTERS
26-across – Gruff hazard for undesirable poster : TROLL
27-across – It’s soothing to find one empty pub in a restored mall : LIPBALM
28-across – Discarding the cover to fix disc? Yes! : ECDYSIS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – This is why we hear unorthodox view : HERESY
2-down – Uniform consignment with half the shop gone : LIVERY
3-down – Suspect carton starting to burst with illegal stuff : CONTRABAND
4-down – Grasshopper mostly in position : LOCUS
5-down – Top star with rogue nation director : TARANTINO
6-down – See 23 : AWAY
7-down – Dry death foiled by being this : HYDRATED
8-down – After foolish day, financial centre gets winter warmth : APRICITY
13-down – Water creature starting to twitch indeed, lacking water : DEHYDRATED
15-down – A European tucking into refined meal that’s light : LASERBEAM
16-down – Ignoring the odds, profane 4 can be derisive : SCORNFUL
17-down – Show approval for role reversal nonsense : CLAPTRAP
19-down – Vile musical abandoned by a Spice Girl : ODIOUS
20-down – Areas dealing with charity : REALMS
23-down – Drinking tea used to be method to lose weight : WASTE
24-down – Essentially bypassed quiet bay to reach land : ASIA
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.