Guardian Cryptic #29325

2024-03-08

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Across

8a

Nomadic drunk going round India or some island (8)

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9a

Sculptures of at least three Greek characters (6)

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10a
2d

Dynamic individual that one should avoid contact with (4,4)

Generating...
11a

Foody occasionsrelations will eat each bit (3,7)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘will eat’) of EA (‘each’) plus PART (‘bit’) in TIES (‘relations’).

12a

Great rift when cleric embraces heresy finally (6)

Generating...

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

An envelope (’embraces’) of Y (‘heres Y finally’) in CANON (‘cleric’).

14a

Mournful type's hit record (8)

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15a

Socialite and seductress ditching husband, a composer (7)

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17a

A man involved in no branch of science (7)

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20a

Program location containing nothing suitable (8)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘containing’) of O (‘nothing’) in APP (‘program’) plus SITE (‘location’).

22a

Stops and starts (6)

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23a

Fellows having little energy and fevers on Scottish island (10)

Generating...

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

A charade of COLL (‘Scottish island’ in the Inner Hebrides) plus E (‘little energy’) plus AGUES (‘fevers’).

24a

Release a bit of cricket equipment (4)

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25a

American university's short tree or shrub (6)

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26a

Sign given by head of militia abandoning tanks (8)

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Down

1d

One VIP turning up to confront saint (8)

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2d

See 10 Across

3d

Poet gets post but not a great deal (6)

Generating...

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

A charade of M[a]IL (‘post’) minus the A (‘but not a’) plus TON (‘great deal’).

4d

Bar friend with a platitudinous style (7)

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5d

Soldier with Eastern weapon within reach (8)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘within’) of E (‘Eastern’) plus ARM (‘weapon’) in SPAN (‘reach’).

6d
24d

Job of gun dog being derided (7,3,4)

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7d

Some of these Ravel rejected as a composer (6)

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13d
18d

Your legs collapsed, climbing the stairs? That's unimaginable! (3,7,4,2,2)

Generating...
16d

'Relatively calm' perhaps is a label at sea (8)

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18d

See 13

19d

Reading University impeding a girl (7)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘impeding’) of U (‘University’) in PER (‘a’ -“two a penny”) plus SAL (‘girl’).

21d

Concert with huge pieces of publicity (6)

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22d

Result of wearing bra creates a row (4-2)

Generating...

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

Definition and literal interpretation.

24d

See 6