Guardian Cryptic #29345

2024-04-01

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Across

1a

Ran away with the Spanish [This needs worked.] (6)

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5a

Comes into home with heartless, reclusive people (8)

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9a

Mythical hunter from America, in American capital (8)

Generating...

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

A in ATLANTA (state capital of Georgia). Atalanta is a hunter in Greek mythology

10a

Latin song? [Needs rewriting, along with 1 Down] (6)

Generating...

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

Anagram of L SONG I

11a

French composer and wife getting into more hackneyed, factual author (6,6)

Generating...
13a

Barrack and Michelle ultimately getting huge backing (4)

Generating...

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

Reverse of [michell]E BIG, with a deliberate misspelling of the former president’s first name

14a

Bird, one repeatedly around Lake (8)

Generating...

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

TIT (bird) + I + CA (circa, around) twice

17a

Safe king avoids appearance in massacre (8)

Generating...

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

PETER (a safe) + LOOK less K

18a

Expression of understanding [A bit impreciseed.] (1,3)

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20a

Energy emission stopped by east German broadcaster (5,7)

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23a

Conservative, gutless Tory, hosts Posh and Berks? (6)

Generating...

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

U (upper-class, posh) in CON + T[or]Y, with Berks (abbreviation of Berkshire) being an apparent misprint of “Becks”

24a

Pig covered in fat left for sailors (8)

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25a

Rule out / what spin doctors do [Faulty clueed.] (8)

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26a

Prance Harry blog probed by American (6)

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Down

2d

Departed After the scheduled time (4)

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3d

Rogue openly wrapping article in packaging material (9)

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4d

Scottish king is able to follow horse (6)

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5d

(1,6,3,1,4)

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6d

Tailor Swift led by prince and idiots (4-4)

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7d

Tory Blair finally is given greeting (5)

Generating...

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

[blai]R + IS HI (and another)

8d

Trends of new boring scene [Fixed with edit] (10)

Generating...

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

N in (SCENE EDIT)*

12d

At intervals, action seems a viable plan for film buff (6-4)

Generating...

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

Alternate letters of aCtIoN sEeMs + A GOER (a viable plan)

15d

Scottish mountain accountant’s climbing on amazing mornirg (5,4)

Generating...

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

Reverse of C[hartered] A[ccountant] + anagram of the misspelt MORNIRG. Although the Scottish mountain range is written as the single word Cairngorms, the mountain itself is two words

16d

Oddly bluesy cover of Satchmo giving good wish (5,3)

Generating...

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

Anagram of BLUESY + S[atchm]O

19d

Where we get crude lass turning up after cry for attention (3,3)

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21d

I love mostly pleasant; architectural style (5)

Generating...

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

I O + NIC[e]

22d

Navy party clothes for a Bond villain (2,2)

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