Guardian Cryptic #29301

2024-02-09

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5a

Earlier term for monastery or other religious building (6)

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

PRIOR (earlier) + final letter (term) of [monaster]Y

6a

Tense anger about King’s ultimatum (6)

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T (tense) + HEAT (anger) round R (king)

9a

Problem in America backing hostile stance (6)

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A reversal (backing) of SUM (problem) IN A (in America)

10a

Ecstatic feeling reversed unparalleled regret after consuming noodle soup (8)

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

A reversal of A1 (unparalleled) RUE (regret) round PHO (a Vietnamese noodle soup)

11a

Animal cry beginning to resound over a river (4)

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R[esound] + O (over) + A R (a river)

12a

Calm debate has father overruling copper (10)

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DISCUSSION (debate) with PA (father) replacing (overruling) cu (copper)

13a

Lawless people who may be found climbing rocky brutal crags (3,8)

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18a

Hostility? A good man is not provoked (10)

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An anagram (provoked) of A G[ood] MAN IS NOT

21a

Signal information for racing fraternity I overlooked (4)

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22a

Line secured by camping expert? It often flaps about (8)

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TENT ACE (camping expert?) round l (line)

23a

Country set in mostly established area (6)

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TV (set) in LAI[d] (mostly established) + A (area)

24a

Critical comment about Scottish islandno end to that uproar (6)

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25a

Supplementary ROM eminently embodies this, on reflection? (6)

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Down

1d

Beginning to threaten song after the wee small hours? It must be the liqueur (3,5)

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T[hreaten] + ARIA (song) after I AM (1 am – the wee small hours

2d

Times editor getting rubbed out (6)

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3d

Steal dog and lizard (8)

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4d

People often emulated that man and revolted, we hear (6)

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5d

Secure one working cogwheel (6)

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7d

One has three legs? That'll be the consequences of taking drugs (6)

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8d

Leaf collector, or artisan working with tree (3-8)

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14d

Sibling about to get upset stomach, mostly from vegetable (8)

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15d

Prayer allowance about to proceed heavenwards (8)

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RATION (helping) round a reversal (heavenwards, in a down clue) of GO (proceed)

16d

Wretched person who's joined religious movement? (6)

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17d

US University coming in to repudiate ignoring Democratic opposition (6)

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19d

Variation in maths and algebra finally leading to complaint (6)

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

An anagram (variation) of MATHS and [algebr]A

20d

The writer’s uplifting story, linked to high-class environment (6)

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

A reversal (uplifting) of I’M (the writer’s) + LIE (story) + U (high-class)