Guardian Cryptic #29586

2025-01-08

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Across

1a

Idiot husband attracted to old goddess sealing fate (6)

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4a

A theologian with hesitation about death, as shown in final notes? (8)

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

A DD (Doctor of Divinity – theologian) + UM (hesitation) round END (death)

9a

Wreath made specially with a name on the front (6)

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

A N (a name) + an anagram (specially) of MADE – a new word for me: I wondered if it might be associated with diadem and found that it is a poetic and less common term

10a

Crustacean, a sort confused with fish (8)

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11a

Mad Parisian, top bod acquiring condemnation (14)

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13a

Opposing team with angry thought? (10)

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14a

A bit of tin blocking public entrance (4)

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16a

Power shown by lustful man in small vehicle (4)

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18a

Case when number one inhabitant amasses millions (10)

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

NO I (number one) + NATIVE (inhabitant) round M (millions)

21a

Panic? It’s overgo out to get something to eat (8,6)

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

An anagram (out) of PANIC IT’S OVER GO

23a

Rector, I start with hymn, somehow showing verbal skill (8)

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

An anagram (somehow) of RECTOR I + H[ymn] – maybe I’m not reading this correctly: ‘start with hymn’ seems rather awkward and I’d be glad of clarification

24a

Newest info from the French game (6)

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25a

To be gripping not everyone, one put in power (8)

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26a

Energy’s associated with enzyme (6)

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Down

1d

Nipper gets caughtsomething illegally broken? (4)

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2d

Speech offering worship putting a daughter off (7)

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3d

Priest’s greeting wayward, not right (8)

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5d

Finds very big lake’s behind dance venue (11)

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6d

Lord, the old man turning up in a flap (6)

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7d

Say no to commercial product after end of Christmas month (7)

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8d

Saleswoman in eating area by motorway (9)

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12d

Put outside theatre or inside? (11)

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13d

Island nation in which peak always starts to delight everyone (4,5)

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

CAP (peak) + EVER (always) + D[elight] E[veryone]

15d

Bad act of wise man, imprisoning head monk heartlessly? (8)

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

SAGE (wise man) round AB[b]OT (head monk) minus its middle letter – heart)

17d

A new coin seen here? One held to be very old (7)

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

A N (a new) CENT (coin) round I (one)

19d

One who painted over second entrance (7)

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

INGRES ( one who painted )  round S (second)

20d

See inside enclosed area cut green? (6)

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22d

Shock report finally appearing in tabloid (4)

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

[repor]T in SUN (tabloid)