This crossword No. 29966 clues and answers were published on Sat 28 Mar 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 29966 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Arranged numbers in very quick time to visit house in South of France : MATRICES
6-across – Lugubrious brother invites a few round : SOMBRE
9-across – Keep adjusting a focusing device : RETINA
10-across – Make small improvement to well-crafted melody : FINETUNE
11-across – On board,one depressed to flee island … : ESCAPEKEY
13-across – … hard to get right out of depression : TOUGH
15-across – Hang around Ohio,opening an American volume : LOITER
17-across – For Lithuanian,Latvian is sort of blue : COBALT
18-across – Stopping heading off and tailing off : EASING
19-across – Cold plain fish medic tucks into : TUNDRA
21-across – Vlad rejecting Indian meal? What are the odds then? : LENIN
22-across – Be frightened,knight: crusader’s rampaging about : RUNSCARED
25-across – Lie prostrated with grief: this is so delicate : FILIGREE
26-across – Animal in a painful condition essentially fit : AGOUTI
28-across – Pet suppressing cry of disgust when grabbed : CAUGHT
29-across – Be dazed by what you may do on a clear night out : SEESTARS
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Dread anonymous compilers : AWE
3-down – The Indian side inform on Australian touring India : RAITA
4-down – Their chosen meal flies : CHAMELEONS
5-down – Temper shown by son many times : SOFTEN
6-down – Louis XIV briefly ruined? : SUNK
7-down – Bumped into Rat in London suburbs : METROLAND
8-down – Frenchman persuaded one brewing tea to come back to the table : RENEGOTIATE
12-down – Saint revealing a freshly-composed prayer : SALVEREGINA
14-down – Ordinary visitor comes in to criticise part of Evil Empire : ROGUESTATE
16-down – Breaking up during April I find exhilarating : INSPIRING
20-down – University gown brought round,one’s forced under it : DURESS
23-down – Neighbour with empty stomach is close : ABOUT
24-down – Worry,losing the last bit of spare time : FRET
27-down – Pitch that a rainstorm covers : TAR
This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.