Guardian Cryptic #29418

2024-06-25

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Across

7a

HS2, missing both ends, has party members instigating plots (7)

Generating...

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

(h) S (2) [ missing both ends ] has TORIES ("party members")

8a

Company will sound decisive (7)

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9a

Transport protest (4)

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10a

Largely in order? Enlarge (2,7)

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12a

Transport to go too fast, not quietly: take time instead (5)

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

S(p)EED ("to go too fast") with T (time) instead of P (piano, so "quietly" in music) becomes S(T)EED

13a

Shockingly, bold ULEZ militants say they’ll do this to enforcement cameras (8)

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15a

Broken transport systems’ core (4)

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16a

Surface of cycle path(5)

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

If you cycle ROUTE ("path"), you will get (OUTE)R

17a

where vehicle hits edge of pothole: complain! (4)

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18a

Boatman abandons rail service: outside, small change, with no parking for transport (8)

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

(p) ENCE ("small change" with no P (parking) outside TRA (i) N ("rail service" I ("Boatman", the setter) abandoned )

20a

Intelligent to go back to public transport (5)

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21a

Writer not exactly sincere about very right-wing origin (9)

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

*(sincere) [anag: not exactly ] avout V (very) + R (ight-wing) [ origin ]

22a

Return transport (4)

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24a

Transport charge much involved in type of road rage (7)

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

FAR ("much") involved in A (-road) + IRE ("rage")

25a

Conflict, including about transport of supplies (7)

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Down

1d

Burning neat alcohol powers this stove (4)

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2d

Peer brought up in case: most amusing (8)

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3d

Charged to have dissembled about zero-emissions transport (6)

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4d

Cowboy in west moved fast, not complacent in one transporting goods free of duty (8)

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5d

Achieved goal of speed limits around centre (6)

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

S (pee) D [ limits ] around CORE ("centre")

6d

Reported transport passage (4)

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11d

One relays messages by mouth, initially enjoying trust while effecting eventual nemesis (2-7)

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

GOB ("mouth") + [ initially ] E (njoying) T (rust) W (hile) E (ffecting) E (ventual) N (emesis)

12d

Reject northern support for branch line? (5)

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14d

These are the lowest limits of zone covering roads banning a diesel’s lead (5)

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

[ limits of ] Z (on) E covering (i.e on top of) RO (ad) S banning A + D(iesel) [ 's lead ]

16d

Two eggs, one taken by terrible verminit eats everything (8)

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

O (egg) + O (egg) taken by *(vermin) [anag: terrible ]

17d

Company (American) to be sick about empty transport: it’s not as long as a train (4-4)

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

Co. (company) + A (American) + AIL ("to be sick") about [ empty ] T (ranspor) T

19d

A ferry scuttled to become lighter (6)

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20d

One must approach a bull in lust or eroticism (6)

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21d

Boatman’s transport’s popular (4)

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23d

Finally, gridlock to diminish: will changes in complexion come from this? (4)

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

[ finally ] (gridloc) K (t) O (diminis) H (wil) L