Guardian Cryptic #29041

2023-04-11

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Across

5a

No 1 story from part of India (6)

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6a

Samurai sword found in trunk at an armoury (6)

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9a

Rage after husband produces something unwearable from wardrobe (6)

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10a

Ponder, as referee, about extra time (8)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

MEDIATE (referee) round another T  (extra time)

11a

Part of range seen after symphonist's fifth? (4)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

[beet h ]OVEN (symphonist, with a reference to his most famous symphony)

12a

Satire, oddly, about stable employee in secure accommodation (10)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

Odd letters of SaTiRe + ON (about) + GROOM (stable employee)

13a

Duel as result of rant or challenges like this, with second intervening (5,6)

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18a

The box containing novelties I repacked (10)

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21a

Call to stop article by multinational medical group (4)

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22a

Predator concealing most of his weapon (8)

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23a

Repair broken fencing tool (6)

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24a

Highly formal attire that's used outside work (3,3)

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25a

American people taking old islander from East to West (6)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

A reversal (from East to West) of O (old) JAVAN (islander)

Down

1d

Driver and creator of great cycle rounding turn (8)

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2d

Asian animal, not European, is seen in river (6)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

TIG[e]R (Asian animal) minus e (European) + IS

3d

Supporter joining tribe before match in lively dance (8)

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4d

Prodigal son immersed? (6)

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5d

Evil overthrown, with good getting on top, holding a sword (6)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

G (good) on top, in a down clue plus a reversal (overthrown) of EVIL round A

7d

Rearrange coat in either half of suitcase (6)

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8d

Feelings silly person is hiding in one unpublished work (11)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

An anagram (silly) of PERSON IS in I (one) MS (manuscript – unpublished work)

14d

Curved weaponI'm covering it in something left after battle (8)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

I’M IT in SCAR (something left after battle)

15d

Make light of being out of order and try to land (8)

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16d

For legal reasons, conceal bloody deed (6)

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17d

Spanish article raised in kerfuffle? Sword and where it's made (6)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

A reversal (raised, in a down clue) Of EL (Spanish article) in TO-DO (kerfuffle) The manufacture of swords in the city of Toledo goes back to Roman times

19d

Run out of passage in bar (6)

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20d

Kingdom certainly not without king (6)

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