Guardian Cryptic #29310

2024-02-20

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Across

1a

Fly like some insects, or bat (7)

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5a

Like husband found in a fornicating situation? (7)

Generating...

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

AS H (like husband) in A BED

10a

Food in repast is oddly deficient (4)

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11a

Mark similar to 18, but higher (10)

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12a

Snaps emerging branches (6)

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13a

Maximally exposed, first covering up hole (8)

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14a

Minded after power is handed over (9)

Generating...

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

RESENTED (minded) after P (power)

16a

Secure arms from Communist Russia (5)

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18a

One among 6, 25 amalgamated, or what divides them (5)

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20a

Monarch displayed in museuminitially housed show in ground-floor extensions (9)

Generating...

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

ER (monarch – take your pick) in V AND A (Victoria and Albert – museum) + Housed Show, initially

23a

Invariably costly meal, it's said, extended by indefinite period (8)

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24a

Kind of 18, or kind of blue (6)

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26a

Flits with dashing young men around small Roman square (10)

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27a

Tyrannical ruler found in previous answer, after all (4)

Generating...

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

Exactly what it says on the tin: IVAN is found in GALLIVANT, after ALL – a reference to Ivan the Terrible

28a

Originality of points, three of them in all (7)

Generating...

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

I’ve had a blind spot here: we have all four compass points, three of them twice, but I can’t see quite how the clue works Edit – thanks to KVa @1 Points, three of them (3 points)=N E S in All (all 4 points) N E W S

29a

Conservative regret about pathetic campaign (7)

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Down

2d

Inflict corporal punishment on kid, for example (7)

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3d

Start of tribute about stupid Italian poet (5)

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4d

Passing white's soaring over grass (8)

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6d

Add fatty stuff to heart of cabbage, say (6)

Generating...

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

[cab]B[age] + UTTER (say)

7d

Put in situation hard to get out of? Possibly, providing one red's OK (9)

Generating...

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

An anagram (possibly) of ONE RED’S OK

8d

Ambassador's immersed in European matter in Greek city (7)

Generating...

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

HE’S (His/Her Excellency’s – ambassador’s) in E (European) PUS (matter)

9d

Endlessly distrust the writer taken in by penchant for verbal ambiguity (6,7)

Generating...

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

DOUB[t] (endlessly distrust) + ME (the writer) in LEANING (penchant)

15d

A point above 18 in game before final pass forward (9)

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17d

Rowdy drunk driver admitting nothing (8)

Generating...

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

CAR USER (driver) round O (nothing)

19d

Put out eggsalmost leave out scrambled (7)

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21d

It's not easy catching variety, American counterpart of 24 (7)

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22d

Doesn't finish some panda food (6)

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25d

Is highly moving in theatre part (5)

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