Guardian Cryptic #29276

2024-01-11

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Across

9a

One making a stir has to deal with blank look (5,4)

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10a

State after declaration: a start in the middle, grabbing wicket (2,3)

Generating...

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

A + W[icket] in [s]TAR[t]

11a

Improve on tea, say, with more of it: that's a test for humanity (7)

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12a

Not turning back after getting close to the French city (7)

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13a

Plummets from roof (5)

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14a

Capitalists are not gang members, gangster admitted (9)

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16a

Unusual event in diffuse nebula is not so exciting (15)

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19a

Plant's spike at unusual angle (9)

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21a

Vegetable is cold and undercooked (5)

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22a

Sweaty exercise very popular years past making a comeback (3,4)

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

HOT (very popular) + Y + reverse of AGO

23a

Poet, endlessly quiet and mischievous (7)

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24a

Blinded maybe follows this sound made by newt (5)

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25a

Change of government has to depose king, in theory (9)

Generating...

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

REVOLUTION less R

Down

1d

A shot decapitated bird of prey, raising a lot of insects (10)

Generating...

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

A PIC (photo, shot) + [v]ULTURE

2d

Cut narrow passage for Arctic transport (8)

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3d

Comforter brought over to settle a heated quarrel (6)

Generating...

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

A “settled in” reverse of SCARF

4d

Spinach with a little anchovy? It's legendary (4)

Generating...

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

SAG (spinach, in Indian cuisine) + A[nchovy]

5d

Lacking some energy, regret entering capital river and lake (10)

Generating...

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

R[e]PENT in SEINE (river in Paris). The Serpentine is a lake in Hyde Park

6d

French house, private, in city (4,4)

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7d

'Broadband in Devon': two articles (6)

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8d

He built right through congested city (4)

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

R in WEN (congested city, as in “the great wen” for London)

14d

Edge closer up near wild horse (10)

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15d

One keeps close control, having had ten days off (6,4)

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17d

A place in Paris for rapid transport once (8)

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18d

So happy to have pulse, at two low temperatures (8)

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

BEAT (pulse) + 1 F[ahrenheit] + 1 C[elsius]

20d

Discharged from unsatisfactory service, going away (3,3)

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21d

Part of army besieging University College (6)

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

U in CORPS. Short name for Corpus Christi College, of which there is one at both Oxford and Cambridge. I’m sure we had the full name as an answer very recently, but I can’t find it

22d

Desired to be relieved of pressure, so turned over in bed (4)

Generating...

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

HOPED less P, the “bed” being in a garden

23d

In toilet, finally unwrap contraceptive (4)

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