Guardian Cryptic #29065

2023-05-09

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Across

5a

Some domestic leverets, by no means hare-brained (6)

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6a

Rabbit's friend finally gave the okay to enter home (6)

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9a

Rabbit's retreat from beach, going back into vessel (6)

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10a

eg scorpion in car had run amok (8)

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11a

Divine female among she-rabbits, a variety of hare (4)

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12a

American rabbit time after time found in strange location (10)

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13a

Cheesy offering for poor performer in red jersey (5,6)

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18a

VIP's moving appearances in public (10)

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21a

Raise something that may be brought up by latecomers (4)

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22a

Article's lacking in inspiration regarding name for fellow believers (8)

Generating...

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

A charade of BRE[a]TH (‘inspiration’) minus the A (‘article’s lacking’) plus RE (‘regarding’) plus N (‘name’).

23a

Old marketplace importing new kind of yarn (6)

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24a

Fluctuate in encounter, with tense change in second half (6)

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25a

Punished author who supposedly prioritised catching hare, we hear (6)

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Down

1d

Extremely depleted bag, ie awfully bad result of rabbiting? (8)

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2d

Satisfied with strain in neck reduced? Not like hands and feet (6)

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3d

He's taken on terrible combat, making great sacrifice (8)

Generating...

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

A charade of ‘he’ plus CATOMB, an anagram (‘terrible’) of ‘combat’.

4d

From which rabbits may emergeoften with tails behind? (3,3)

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5d

Caught and destroyed, like hare at start of spring? (6)

Generating...

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

A charade of C (‘caught’) plus RAZED (‘destroyed’). The definition refers to the expression “mad as a March hare”, which arises from their apparently erratic behaviour in the spring mating season.

7d

Conclusion reached by judge on lawful extract (6)

Generating...

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

A charade of E (‘conclusion reached by judg E ‘) plus LICIT (‘lawful’).

8d

Seasonal deliverer of eggs, but mostly in Queens etc (6,5)

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14d

Kind of rabbit from south of European peninsula (8)

Generating...

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

A charade of S (‘south’) plus IBERIAN (‘of European peninsula’).

15d

Doctor getting into hot water (8)

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16d

Writer about cunning rabbit in part of Scottish island (6)

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17d

Architect's taken over interior of barn for Peter's home (6)

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19d

Small violin and half of score for one of Hazel's family (6)

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20d

Second animal rather like rabbit, right? Not hog (6)

Generating...

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

A charade of S (‘second’) plus HARE (‘animal rather like rabbit’) plus R (‘right’).