Guardian Cryptic #29564

2024-12-12

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Across

1a

Longing suppressed by a baseball player (7)

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5a

Pet making small mark in The Guardian? (6)

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9a

As character making repeated appearance, female artist blocks entrance (8)

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10a

Ask to engage member of parliamentsupport is not straight (3,3)

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12a

Writer to act as bodysnatcher? Little hesitation, time to intervene! (6,6)

Generating...

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

ROB GRAVES (to act as bodysnatcher) round ER (little hesitation) T (time)

15a

EU nice and calm after disruption, helping to tolerate different beliefs? (10)

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17a

Regret impolite daughter being banished (3)

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19a

Feature of the ideal religious festival (3)

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20a

Power to discern the future in a time of no experimentation? (10)

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22a

Inability to go against outpost holding minimal cash? (12)

Generating...

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

CON (against) + STATION (outpost) round I P (one penny – minimal cash) – this raised a smile, of course

26a

One geometrical section as a defining image? (6)

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27a

Six taking time to collect vehicle from house near church? (8)

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28a

Sound irritates Oxford school (6)

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29a

What could make pest move decisively (4,3)

Generating...

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

A reverse anagram (out) of PEST

Down

1d

Servant making contribution to a(4)

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2d

… ___, as far as I’m concerned (4)

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3d

Transfer completed finally in German city (8)

Generating...

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

[complete]D in HANOVER (German city)

4d

The artist coming first is blooming early (5)

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6d

Sailor gets ‘eap up on ship (6)

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7d

See nag prevail, somehow talking gibberish? (10)

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8d

Listed heart, previously in appropriate colour (10)

Generating...

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

GIST (heart) + ERE (previously) in RED (appropriate colour for heart)

11d

Reportedly makes hard bargains (6)

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13d

Begging rail-destroyer to stay outside home counties (10)

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14d

Irritating bounders upset your setter (10)

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16d

One time to limit sound of contentment that will rise and suddenly grow (6)

Generating...

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

I (0ne) + T (time) round a reversal (that will rise) of PURR (sound of contentment) – I queried the definition here, knowing it as to attack / invade suddenly, as in Chambers but Collins adds ‘(of a population) to increase suddenly and greatly’

18d

Holy group over time offering guidance (8)

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21d

Severe princess once banished from region (6)

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23d

Take off clothes, first to last, making short journeys (5)

Generating...

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

STRIP (take off clothes) with the first letter moved to the end

24d

Decisive blow upsetting old animal (4)

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25d

Church officer, member of a tribe (4)

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