Guardian Cryptic #29565

2024-12-13

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Across

8a

Leaders of first revolution in crash(8)

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9a

way before next bust, perhaps(6)

Generating...

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

A charade of ST (street, ‘way’) plus A TUE (‘next’ day of the week – with the A sneaking in).

10a

fearful of acting next (4)

Generating...

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

A charade of A (‘acting’ – this time explicidly indicated) plus WED (‘next’ day of the week).

11a

Critical of population growth: wild animals taking over next (10)

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12a

Next target for the ambitious and spirited (6)

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14a

Next heretical saint, Lucifer’s follower (8)

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15a

After start of assembly, next socialist moving to Left separately (7)

Generating...

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

A charade of A (‘start of A ssembly’) plus SUN (‘next’) plus DER, a reversal (‘moving to the left’ in an across light) of RED (‘socialist’).

17a

Maintain surveillance over next terrible riot (7)

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20a

Patrons of hospital: Boatman (Boatman!) next to join society (8)

Generating...

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

A charade of H (‘hospital’) plus AB (‘boatman’) plus I (‘Boatman’) plus TUE (‘next’) plus S (‘society’).

22a

Country’s next dash (6)

Generating...

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

A charade of S (the apostrophe ‘s’) plus WED (‘next’) plus EN (‘dash’ – an en dash is one that is an en long).

23a

Boatman’s cell, harsh at first, next emerged empty and vividly coloured (6-4)

Generating...

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

A charade of BRIG (‘boatman’s cell’ – a shipboard place of detention) plus H (‘ H arsh at first’) plus THU (‘next’) plus ED (‘ E merge D empty’).

24a

Next ton of material for glass (4)

Generating...

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

A charade of FRI (‘next’) plus T (‘ton’).

25a

A place in the heavens for next to win, say (6)

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26a

Odds and ends from next drains (8)

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Down

1d

Due to conflict over the middle of the Red Sea ahead (8)

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2d

Tough end cut off vegetable (4)

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3d

Contemptible but delectable, showing no resistance (6)

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4d

Pursue aliens: ask ‘even this is futile?’ (7)

Generating...

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

Even numbered lettars (‘even this’) of ‘p U r S u E a L i E n S a S k’

5d

Really minced its oaths (2,4,2)

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6d

Woman rings boy to collect rustic drink (6,4)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘rings’) of SON (‘boy’) plus WIN (‘to collect’) in DAME (‘woman’).

7d

Leaders of hominids, usually making a nuisance somewhere? (6)

Generating...

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

First letters (‘leaders’) of ‘ H ominids U sually M aking A N uisance S omewhere’, with an &lit definition

13d

Badly stung, I go in bawling (7,3)

Generating...

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

An anagram (‘badly’) of ‘stung I go in’.

16d

Rejoicing in extravagance, raised by parent, ultimately a six-footer (8)

Generating...

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

A charade of EXUL, a reversal (‘raised’ in a down light) of LUXE (‘extravagance’); plus T (‘paren T ultimately) plus ANT (insect, ‘six-footer’).

18d

A joke describing the Titanic, for example (3-5)

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19d

Station on the Oxted line where one second is painful, time slipping away (7)

Generating...

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

A charade of A (‘one’) plus S (‘second’) plus HURST, which is HURTS (‘is painful’) with the T moved one down (‘time slipping away’). ASHURST in Kent is a station on the Oxted line.

21d

Gay porn stash discovered: they keep the blood flowing (6)

Generating...

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

‘g A y p OR n s TAS h’ minus each word’s outer letters (‘dis-covered’).

22d

People used to call for these to bear them, but some ceased answering (6)

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24d

Report of having taken part in battleshere (4)

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