Guardian Cryptic #29483

2024-09-09

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Across

4a

Keep home for Englishman (6)

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6a

Worker in Brussels feeds uranium into unsafe reactor (8)

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9a

Grudgingly admired, having gone green? (6)

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10a

Modest changes I see announced involving the family (8)

Generating...

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

An anagram (changes) of MODEST + I C (sounds like – announced – ‘I see’)

11a

Block of prime importance, but not central (11)

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15a

Going up mountain? (7)

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17a

Song about an aromatic plant (7)

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18a

Silly remark upset consumer here? (11)

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22a

Series about fungus, not really to catch fire (8)

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23a

Manager installs a piece of office equipment (6)

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

COPER (manager) round I (one = a? – have we seen this before?)

24a

Conceded grabbing hand is dead wrong (8)

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25a

Beer lovers entertain English film maker (6)

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

CAMRA ( Campaign for Real Ale – beer lovers) round E (English)

Down

1d

Run from church in warm coat (6)

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2d

Dismissed from religious fraternity for not working (3,2,5)

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3d

Campaign to arouse emotions in people over time (8)

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4d

Forcing ice cover to crack (8)

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5d

Critically cut off isle (8)

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7d

In habitual procedure sent a letter to be read aloud (4)

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8d

Nail sailor’s course (4)

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12d

Sections of musicals, the finest examples (10)

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13d

Returned to launch boomerang (8)

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14d

Uncontrollable excitement is unusual this year (8)

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16d

Unqualified, sadly bales out (8)

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19d

A maxim with no principles (6)

Generating...

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

A MORAL (a maxim)

20d

Huge area secured by Vespasian (4)

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

Contained in vespASIAn

21d

Rush to call over the net (4)

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