Guardian Cryptic #29616

2025-02-12

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Across

4a

Pale-skinned king, Danish (6)

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

PASTY (pale) round (forming a ‘skin’ for) R (king) – this clue needs a question mark, as a definition by example

6a

Overly suspicious Canadian 19 given a tuneless song, repelled (8)

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A reversal (repelled) of (Celine) DION ( Canadian singer) + A RAP (a tuneless song)

9a

Mean as a British 21 19? (6)

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STING-Y like STING (British singer)

10a

Male and female American 19s in the shade? (4,4)

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11a

Spare male and female American 19s? (6,5)

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15a

Live tours classy for D.Ross? (7)

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RESIDE (live) round U (classy) to give ‘dross’ (residue)

17a

Neutral vote you recorded in a mark of approval (7)

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X (vote) + U (you recorded) in A SEAL (a mark of approval)

18a

Mould is on plant as standard feature? (4,7)

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22a

Faculty, place with character by the sound of it? (8)

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23a

Gandhi country: that’s about right (6)

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24a

Birds winged, so flying (8)

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25a

British female 21 19, male if it weren’t for the tail! (6)

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

(Annie) LENNOX ( female lead singer ) – would be (John) LENNON if the last letter (‘tail’) were changed

Down

1d

Eccentricity about tease, wretched (6)

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2d

Party after party in place of hard work (6,4)

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3d

Novel with loveless donkey in winter? (4,4)

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4d

Key left after move (8)

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5d

Slight adjustment of ties, most obsequious (8)

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7d

Old writer in old film (4)

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8d

Wellington with or without 21? (4)

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12d

Another hip novel for priest reading mysteries (10)

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13d

Proportion carried by horse all the time (8)

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14d

Brew guzzled by Paul after messing up times tables (8)

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16d

I’m coming in sore after first of defeatsmight I have been hammered? (8)

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D[efeats] + IM in ULCER (sore)

19d

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20d

Rolled over, suffering mog’s initial cry (4)

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

A reversal (rolled over) of WOE (suffering) + M[og]

21d
19d

Fish, say, sardine with leg after mutation? (4,6)

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