Guardian Cryptic #29365

2024-04-24

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Across

8a

Wasted daughter in prison? (8)

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9a

21 from both sides? (5)

Generating...

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

LEVEL ("square", rthe answer to "21"dn) is a palindrome, so can be read "from both sides")

10a

100, 21 figure (4)

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11a

Saucy always in Irish musical (10)

Generating...

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

EVER ("always") in Ir. (Irish) + RENT (Broadway "musical" based on La Boheme)

12a
24d

Message from berth in pub, perhaps, something sharp (6,4)

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14a

Ship’s biscuit in tricky way (4,4)

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15a

Vessel’s end of week scandal? (7)

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17a

Entertainer, i.e. star, lead in theatre performing? (7)

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20a

Particular case with pile for sorting (8)

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22a

Little bird impression made on the radio? (6)

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23a

Railway car where middle button pushed back to load posh goods, article squeezed in (7,3)

Generating...

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

<= NAVEL ("middle button", pushed back ) to load U ("posh", as opposed to non-U) + GGG (good, three times, so "goods") with A (article) squeezed in

24a

Reportedly something for fancy dress party individual, once? (4)

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25a

Thread on the subject of OT woman (5)

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26a

Tunnel discovered, communist admits very afraid (8)

Generating...

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

(t) UNNE (l) [ discovered , i.e. with its covers removed] + RED ("communist") admitting V (very)

Down

1d

Building of road in US 21 (8)

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2d

Dogs, say, in setters and labradors, energetic initially (4)

Generating...

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

I (n) S (etters) L (abradors) E (nergetic) [ initially ] The Isle of Dogs is a peninsula in the East End of London

3d
18d

21, location of 21 in NY? (6,3,5)

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4d

21 hole through which seen architectural feature (7)

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5d

Top off container, one pulling on handle quicker? (8)

Generating...

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

[ top off ] C (ontainer) + LEVERER ("one pulling on handle")

6d

100% likely to break in for example? (10)

Generating...

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

VERY THIN ("likely to break") in e.g. ("for example")

7d

Cotton on cut that’s bandaged in hospital (6)

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13d

Fat cat sees gerbil with ague shivering (3-7)

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16d

Their names are forgotten, taking nighties off (8)

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18d

See 3

19d

Hint: where to go in 21 (7)

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21d

1, 4 or 9: 1, 4 or 9? (6)

Generating...

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

1, 4 and 9 are all SQUARE s (of 1, 2 and 3 respectively) and the solutions to 1dn, 4dn and 9ac all mean "square"

22d

Semicircle and a 21 for setter, say (6)

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24d

See 12 Across