Guardian Cryptic #29584

2025-01-06

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Across

1a

Uncomplicated type, not altogether sensible, shoots back (8)

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9a

Recount including old clubstransfer 5 or 14 across, say (8)

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O[ld] C[lubs] in RELATE (to recount)

10a

Repetitive phrase from ghost in a tomb (8)

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11a

Outside parties held back by force in extremely dark time (8)

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My best guess at this is that it’s a reversal of IND (Independents, outside parties) in MIGHT (force)

12a

Divert wagons I had ordered westward ahead of time (8)

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Reverse of CARTS I’D + T

13a

Like ten to four on watch? Just the reverse (8)

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Ten is opposite to four on a watch-face

14a

How to read how one-two generally proceeds (4,4,2,5)

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20a

In testing situation, misrepresented grand larceny of a kind (4,4)

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21a

Excel in ring, being absurdly tough and fit (8)

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22a

Pawn opening followed by a check, pieces capturedlevel drawing position (8)

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P[awn] + MEN (pieces) in A VENT. A level drawing surface for pavement artists

23a

Records debates and leavesthey’re all this (3-5)

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Records (discs), debates and leaves (pages) are all two-sided in various ways

24a

It’s nothing trivial, for example, backing Indian leader (8)

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Reverse of O MINOR E.G.

25a

Widespread European employment for spa worker (8)

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Down

2d

Jack counts uphe quickly passes 5 (8)

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3d

Serve in revised matins in elevated religious state (8)

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4d

Novel instrument and musiceach of them is this (8)

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Similar to 23a – novels, instruments (the scientific kind) and music can all be read

5d

How this solution is put into place, fully (4,3,2,6)

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6d

Awfully proud about grant, leading to heavy fall (8)

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7d

Offering as bait from end of rod, fishing (8)

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[ro]D + ANGLING

8d

Affected by rain around North, then South, got destroyed (4,4)

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N in WET + S in WET

14d

Following up legal changes, both 14 across and 5 (4-4)

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F + (UP LEGAL). A full-page spread in a newspaper goes FROM LEFT TO RIGHT and FROM TOP TO BOTTOM

15d

Moron I’ve converted who’ll swallow all kinds of things? (8)

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(MORON I’VE)*

16d

Tissue a body needs, crying about private upset (8)

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GI (US soldier, private) in LAMENT (crying)

17d

Eggs on a great deal, engulfing the speaker in lots of applause (8)

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OVA (eggs) + I (the speaker) in TONS (a great deal)

18d

Out of bounds? Trendy form of punishment covers it (8)

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IN )trendy) + IT in FINE

19d

Royal title that diminishes 5 (8)

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