The Guardian Cryptic Crossword December 3 2024 Answers (12/3/24)

Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword December 3, 2024 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The Guardian Cryptic Crossword December 3, 2024 Answers

If you need help solving The Guardian Cryptic Crossword on 12/3/24, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	Sort of low belt round double depth bikini bottom
5A	The woman’s quote about dissident
9A	Set free, soldier goes inside
10A	Describing a thing, possibly a mandolin
11A	The main means of taking a break from Tom’s joint?
12A	Bank drop reported
14A	Antihero, used inventively, is taught to go outside (5-7)
18A	Determination of agent back on detachment
21A	Wearing clothes of Young Conservative?
22A	See 17-Down
25A	House builders would get fired here (5-4)
26A	Part of the film host’s run
27A	Never losing heart over test stage of Apollo mission? (2-5)
28A	Retire on getting free drink?
1D	Smart southern Leith almost takes on the church
2D	Not quite useless, arthritic disease is a shelter
3D	In hell, pretended to be ill
4D	Many a sheep strays, wasting energy
5D	Name of female turning thirteen (adult?)
6D	Party politician dominated by royal’s main circle
7D	Figure sun on particles causes strain
8D	State the American tone applied to song and dance
13D	Unhappy back beat material
15D	Spy chief frantically clutching end of drainpipe spout
16D	No character shown when one’s depressed
17D	Artistic Bill Telling’s making up the numbers
19D	Pitt: crazy old English creep!
20D	Composed hashtag: ‘no hospital – horrified’
23D	Proprietorial type of drug missing date
24D	Descend slope and start to test for take-off

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