Guardian Cryptic #29382

2024-05-14

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Across

7a

Boring type of carthose who have one are certain to stay in the house (4,4)

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9a

Emperor penguins are rarely especially active taking just seconds at sea (6)

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

Anagram of the second letters of pEnguins aRe rArely eSpecially aCtive tAking

10a

Adult whistled in audition (4)

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11a

Rock band’s smooth cover of Madonna single, Sanctuary (4,6)

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

IRON (to smoothe [clothes]) + M[adonn]A + I (single) + DEN (sanctuary)

12a

Place of worship is replacing a power tool (6)

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

CHAPEL with IS replacing A P[ower]

14a

Best ways to leave market (8)

flowerflowerflower
15a

Case of proper ladies men regularly getting compliment (6)

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

P[rope]R + alternate letters of lAdIeS mEn

17a

Means to honour dead from the war somehow (6)

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20a

Express understands seedy nightspot’s sudden decline (8)

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22a

Lives happily in the middle of Pudsey (6)

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23a

Discourage explosive reaction initially following clincher (10)

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

DETER (discourage) + MINE (explosive) + R[eaction]

24a

Young animal’s mother back inside pound (4)

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

Reverse of MA in LB

25a

Street artist’s with it and sound (6)

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26a

Small issue causing insubordination (8)

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Down

1d

Craft lie making Tory cool (4,4)

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

TALL STORY (lie) with TORY replaced by HIP (fashionable, cool)

2d

Nice parent’s bit of bedtime reading (4)

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3d

Refusal of nurse to wear ring (6)

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4d

I’m upset with racist getting weapon (8)

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5d

Type of radio produced by psychic with sway (6-4)

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6d

Calling about registerignoring main point (6)

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

CA (circa, about) + REGISTER less GIST (main point)

8d

Employed and also working under king (4,2)

flowerflowerflower
13d

Feline’s naughty, as eats mice (7,3)

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16d

Marks and Spencer’s opening times assuming it’s glossy magazine’s accurate for startersace (8)

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

S[pencer] + first letters of It’s Glossy Magazine’s Accurate in T T, plus A[ce]

18d

Fraction low on tip of nose like Dumbledore’s glasses? (4-4)

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

HALF (fraction) + MOO (to low) + N[ose]

19d

Game and ultimately Margaret Thatcher maybe losing lead (6)

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

Last letter of margareT + [D]ENNIS. Unfortunately Mrs Thatcher’s husband spelt his name with a single N

21d

Retiring at 18 occasionally fears breaking mob rule? (6)

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

Alternate letters of fEaRs in reverse of AT MO[on]

22d

Mock German article English papers mis-ordered (6)

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

DER (German definite article) + E and ID (papers) with the two parts the wrong way round

24d

Departed and the others returned (4)

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

Reverse of ET AL (“and the others”)