Guardian Cryptic #29599

2025-01-23

Solve on Guardian →

Across

5a

Pointed item: observe cutter, did you say? (6)

flowerflowerflower
6a

In protest, I only want meat loaf! (3,3)

flowerflowerflower
9a

Fix good fish dish (6)

flowerflowerflower
10a

So energy has filled objectpumped up (8)

Generating...

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

THUS="So" plus E (energy); both filling inside END=target, objective="object"

11a
25a

Tragic narrative as wally thrown in river? (4-6)

Generating...
12a

One side hearing report of lofty Harry? (10)

flowerflowerflower
13a

Cold hand uncharged? (11)

flowerflowerflower
18a

Way to press button on watch for alarm call (5-5)

Generating...

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

WAY (from surface) to go around ("press") both of: KEY="button" plus WAKE=vigil="watch"

21a

Girl in suit’s half twirl? (4)

flowerflowerflower
22a

Dictator king fed to Jaguar? (8)

Generating...

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

R (Rex, "king"), inside AUTO CAT="Jaguar", a type of cat used as the name of a car/auto brand

23a

British imperialist channels on the radio? (6)

Generating...

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

definition: Cecil Rhodes [wiki] sounds like ("on the radio"): 'roads'=pathways="channels"

24a

Enemy, O my, has kidnapped crack recruit (6)

flowerflowerflower
25a

See 11

Down

1d

Drink in The Crown for temptress: they call me Queen of the Night, say (3,5)

Generating...

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

the crown or first/top letter of T-[emptress], plus I AM ARIA="they call me Queen of the Night, say" Queen of the Night [wiki] is the name of an ARIA from Mozart's The Magic Flute

2d

Language of spirits the King articulated when tipsy? (6)

Generating...

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

Elvis was nicknamed "the King", and ELVISH might be a slurred pronunciation of 'Elvis' when tipsy

3d

Dry, English child having been rescued by duck (8)

Generating...

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

E (English) + TOT="child"; both inside (rescued by) TEAL=a type of duck

4d
5d

Trashing of mundane cliches on having forsaken Hamlet, saycritic’s lot? (6,6)

Generating...
5d

See 4

7d

Crime under control in the centre, I believe (6)

Generating...

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

HEIST="Crime", under centre of [con]-T-[rol]

8d

Pots of gravy in bottomless trousers (4,7)

flowerflowerflower
14d

Filthy liquid in vessel quaffed by pandit (8)

flowerflowerflower
15d

Fiddle embraced by aforementioned soul artist (3,5)

flowerflowerflower
16d

Toast ending on plate with cheese on, port forgotten (6)

Generating...

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

ending of [plat]-E, after SALUT=Port SALUT "cheese" with the "port" forgotten

17d

Straight organ, over which zip pulled up (6)

Generating...

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

EAR="organ", with NIL=zero="zip" reversed ("pulled up") going first ("over")

19d

Opera company that’s awful shut up! (6)

flowerflowerflower
20d

Ball in house, on having bounced back (6)

flowerflowerflower