Guardian Cryptic #29598

2025-01-22

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Across

1a

It can energise a mobile horse (7)

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5a
23d

Father figure’s load (7)

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9a

The French prepare something welcomed by car passenger? (7)

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10a

Cloth, weak typeangler’s bait? (7)

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11a

Postpone decision regarding what to do with a four-poster? (5,2,2)

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12a

Capital provided by a country’s leaderendless stuff (5)

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

A + C[ountry] + CRA[m]. Accra is the capital of Ghana

13a

Played by musician just starting out? (5)

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15a

Unacceptable extremes, not to be gone into (3,6)

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17a

Wedding collection of tense, naive painter (9)

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

T[ense] + ROUSSEAU

19a

Diver taking part in quelling rebellion (5)

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22a

Hardly a lead actor’s ‘bye’ (5)

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23a

Joker on table, showing boxing material (9)

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25a

Well, I messed up with gala (muscle pain) (7)

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

MY (well!) + (I GALA)*

26a

Planner who produces a graph? (7)

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27a

Dramatic character, Lear, tentatively put back (7)

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28a

One college involved in developing alder rootlet (7)

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

I C[ollege] in ALDER*

Down

1d

Titanic individuals giving officer brief SOS: ‘crashed against tip of iceberg’ (7)

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

COL[onel] + SOS* + I[ceberg]

2d

American nutmeg assortmentswell! (7)

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3d

See 24

4d

A feature of Nero’s name, or son, ‘Dicky’ (5,4)

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5d

Splendid start to one’s education? (5,5)

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6d

Burying a work of art (9)

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7d

One leaves Chicago possibly around noon for pasta (7)

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

N in anagram of CHICAGO less A. Some may question whether gnocchi qualify as pasta

8d

Female-chasersmost act abominably (7)

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14d

Byron’s laugh, thought to embody ‘offensive’ (9)

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16d

Entrance to front parlour’s molten mineral (9)

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

F[ront] + (PARLOUR’S)*

17d

Article on a naval corps has a line which is uplifting (7)

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

THE (article) + RM (Royal Marines, a “naval corps”) + A L[ine]

18d

Unreleased film clip issued by Nick (7)

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20d

Flexible sort of ice-covered shoe form (7)

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21d

Give support to ‘ack that came last? (7)

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23d

See 5

24d
3d

O, it might well be family gathering (5,5)

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