Guardian Cryptic #29531

2024-11-04

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Across

1a

Gone With the Wind? (7)

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5a

Public library ticket includes a notice (7)

Generating...

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

PL (public library) + CARD ("ticket") includes A

9a

A long way to church, a ridiculous situation (5)

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10a

Important Russian composer covered in blood, see (9)

Generating...

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

(JS ) BACH ("composer") covered in GORE ("blood") + V (vide, so "see")

11a

A supremely awful ‘Don’t mention it!’ (2,8)

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12a

Say Rosemary is in another building (4)

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14a

One result of successful seance, nothing extreme? (5,6)

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18a

Provide food at a sort of box for young peacock (11)

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21a

An elected member’s current measures (4)

Generating...

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

A + MP's ("elected member's")

22a

Seductive, appear to have success with woman (4-6)

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25a

Long to take one fruit or another (9)

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26a

Hospital has not much custom (5)

Generating...

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

H (hospital) + A BIT ("not much")

27a

Step on to platform and run into arrest (7)

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28a

Acts of disloyalty aren’t so bad (7)

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Down

1d

Slander half-deaf celebrity (6)

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2d

Break in and sound pleased about smashing something (6)

Generating...

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

<=PURR ("sound pleased", about ) smashing IT ("something")

3d

The corps not here? I sympathise (5,5)

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4d

Wise daughter looking up French artist (5)

Generating...

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

<=(SAGE ("wise") + D (daughter), looking up )

5d

Depiction of grand entrance pierced by a little sunshine (9)

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6d

A container not properly closed (4)

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7d

As is lithe cat, racing around? (8)

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8d

Come rapidly down to earth with a bang (4-4)

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13d

Wait a bit: I haven’t left Paddington (4,4,2)

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15d

Such a nasty letter from Post Office, with wrong pension (6-3)

Generating...

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

PO (Post Office) with *(pension) [anag: wrong ]

16d

Cancelled, not without a fight? (8)

Generating...

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

SCRAPPED ("fought")

17d

Poet isn’t working: hurry up! (4,2,2)

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19d

Quietly tramps to see the moon (6)

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20d

For heavyweight, a tiny scrap (6)

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23d

Choose from the lectionary (5)

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24d

Father appearing twice a year (4)

Generating...

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

P/A (per annum, "a year") appearing twice