Guardian Cryptic #29600

2025-01-24

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Across

1a

Small guard required for small piece of carpet (6)

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4a

Players beginning to drink liquor? Just one in the percussion section (4,4)

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

SIDE (players) + D[rink] + RUM (liquor)

9a

Stop eating father’s food (6)

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10a

Old Fellows with a new lecturer? Not all the time (3,3,2)

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

O (old ) + FF (fellows) + A from the clue + N (new) + DON (lecturer)

11a

Help pair out with adhesive for operation (3,11)

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13a

European figures about return of competition vehicles (6,4)

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

E (European) + STATS (figures) round a reversal (return) of RACE (competition)

14a

Classic ship in the past seen around river (4)

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

AGO (in the past) round R (river) for Jason’s ship (hence Argonauts)

16a

Woman’s throttling a judge (4)

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

HER (woman’s) round A

18a

Cadge trousersthey’re useful for travellers (6,4)

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21a

Spa’s constant inclination for annual overhaul? (6-8)

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23a

Galvanises return of vigour with injection of energy (8)

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

A reversal (return) of STAMINA (vigour) round E (energy)

24a

American satisfied about University lecturer’s charm (6)

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

A (American) + MET (satisfied) round U (University) L (lecturer)

25a

Ain’t Mass traduced in this? (8)

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26a

Key argument in computer encryption process (6)

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Down

1d

Kind hearts absent in brief (4)

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2d

A quiet fielder put in position (7)

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

A + P (quiet) + POINT (cricket fielder)

3d

Scoundrel among performers with a bit of oomph is performer missing something (8)

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

RAT (scoundrel) in CAST (performers) + O[omph) – amusing definition I was briefly diverted trying to do something with ACTORS for performers

5d

As it happens, that is accommodating new symbol of nationalist tirade (2,9)

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

I E (that is) round N (new) FLAG (symbol of nationalist) + RANT (tirade) – more commonly seen in the phrase ‘in flagrante delicto’

6d

Member of syndicate wearing the Spanish coat (6)

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7d

Podcast’s studied expensive target of hunters? (3,4)

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8d

Stuns room, misbehaving: outrageous (9)

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12d

Those against scabs covering scar in nippers (11)

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13d

Members of Biblical flock, as in ‘sheep’, possibly (9)

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15d

Prison leading famous people to develop pseudonyms (3,5)

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17d

Emergency aid? One international link initially filling gap (7)

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

A (one) from the clue + I (international) + L[ink] in RIFT (gap)

19d

Invalidate second and third of marriages with a ring (7)

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20d

Very, very good to reside in pub, but pointless (2,4)

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

V very) + AI (A1 – very good) in INN (pub)

22d

Broadcaster finally dodging broadcast trouble (4)

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