Guardian Cryptic #29315

2024-02-26

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Across

5a

Heat of conflict, a short month (6)

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6a

One highly strung in horrid pub, we may hear (6)

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9a

Working on self-confidence finally failing, a sickener (6)

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10a

Exits, to this great place? (8)

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11a

Produce baby animal (4)

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12a

Fantastic maid gets share of appreciation (10)

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13a

Keeping going forward in London, for example (11)

Generating...

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

PERT (forward) IN A CITY

18a

Said the word 'Marked' (10)

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21a

Kitchen appliance from Coventry (4)

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22a

Rather messy matwhose? (8)

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23a

An old truth about Mike's flat (6)

Generating...

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

M[ike] in SOOTH

24a

Shaken tinsel thus inaudible (6)

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25a

One pinning name tag on animal? (6)

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Down

1d

A jam, when tennis player keeps bouncing the ball (8)

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2d

Laurel's recited a few lines of verse (6)

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3d

From long ago, famous ostrich I slaughtered (8)

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4d

Everything extremely audible? Not quite (6)

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5d

Stupid and awkward, like Pinocchio (6)

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7d

One can be intolerant, if one is so minded! (6)

Generating...

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

An intolerant person is NARROW-minded

8d

Give information about one pet in cooperative (11)

Generating...

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

I CAT (pet) in COMMUNE (a cooperative)

14d

Getting in contact may be concerning (8)

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15d

Comprehensive, even if approximate (8)

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16d

Soldiers need time picking up the scent (6)

Generating...

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

T + reverse of SPOOR

17d

Punter sticking to soft drinks, with alcohol all about (6)

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19d

It may point to hostile rivalry (6)

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20d

Create apprehension, having to remove blossom (6)

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