Guardian Cryptic #29553

2024-11-29

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Across

1a

Revolutionary murdered by sweetie in battle (8)

flowerflowerflower
5a

Sheds hair at first into bags (6)

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

H[air] in SACKS

9a

I missed Tom Cruise, amazingly, as client (8)

Generating...

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

Anagram of TOM CRUISE less I

10a

Lunatic’s love for a food plant (6)

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

MANIAC with the second A replaced by O (love)

12a

Sod the planet (5)

flowerflowerflower
13a

Clan taking Christian day as an annual occurrence (9)

flowerflowerflower
14a

Sigh indicated when conclusion can’t be reached (2,3,2,5)

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

The phrase could be taken as a clue for SIGH[t]

18a

A urethra well operated on is a crowning glory (6,6)

flowerflowerflower
21a

European friend swallows excellent herbal remedy (9)

flowerflowerflower
23a

Such unwelcome weather? In parts a little sun (5)

flowerflowerflower
24a

Hunt participants in hospital, not with injuries (6)

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

H + WOUNDS less W[ith]

25a

One withdrawing approval for such a fashionable label? (8)

flowerflowerflower
26a

Policeman once a stripper (6)

flowerflowerflower
27a

Son with long hair unable to relax (8)

flowerflowerflower

Down

1d

Conspiracy theorist hacks into my mouse (6)

flowerflowerflower
2d

Beads of sweat are running initially in a line (6)

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

First letters of Of Sweat Are Running in RY (railway, line)

3d

Tasty shoot cooked in volume (9)

flowerflowerflower
4d

Snack starts to appear, with which a husband has to leave (4,8)

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6d

Present from Hove? (5)

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

Hove is the past tense, HEAVE the present

7d

Bed roll shortly needed for game (8)

flowerflowerflower
8d

Guarantee user is to negotiate with city (8)

flowerflowerflower
11d

Allies report false warning of plot (7,5)

flowerflowerflower
15d

Gloomy, go to bed, having paid for cover round it (9)

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

TURN IN (go to bed) in SAE (Stamped Addressed Envelope, a “paid cover”)

16d

In public he made a mess of top quality (4-4)

flowerflowerflower
17d

No value keeping you in shed (8)

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

THOU in O (zero, no) USE. Imogen is keen on his sheds today

19d

Addicts run out of sympathisers (6)

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

FRIENDS less R

20d

Why bridge is more than wide enough for car (6)

flowerflowerflower
22d

Poke say horse to get up (5)

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

Reverse of EG (say) DUN (horse)