Guardian Cryptic #29621

2025-02-18

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Across

8a

414 causing disgust? (5,3)

flowerflowerflower
9a

Becks has run out in reserves (5)

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

BROOKS (streams, becks) less R

10a

Vlad’s constituents discussed award (4)

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

Vlad as the setter is “me”, whose constituents are M E, sounding like EMMY

11a

Cream cracker? Yes and no (6,4)

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

Cryptic/double definition – a cream cracker is literally square, but not a full meal

12a

Trick revealed by husband ‘disappearing’ (6)

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

OUT (revealed) + WITH (by) less H[usband]

14a

Relocateit’s good in Abu Dhabi? (8)

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G in EMIRATE

15a

After exercise one man climaxing (7)

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

PE (exercise) + A KING (chess man)

17a

Nearly sleep with old flame inside (extremely hot) (7)

flowerflowerflower
20a

Almost reaching accord over retirement drink (8)

flowerflowerflower
22a

Secured but ran away (6)

flowerflowerflower
23a

Driving away American politician involvedit’s part of the clean-up (10)

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

A[merican] MP in SHOOING

24a

Mate’s encouraging words (2,2)

flowerflowerflower
25a

Lawman whose sombre features repelled (5)

flowerflowerflower
26a

Hear a top’s unsuitable attire for seeing Lulu? (5,3)

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

(HEAR A TOP). Lulu is an opera by Alban Berg

Down

1d

What in bar I’m due to order? (8)

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

(BAR I’M DUE)* &lit

2d

See kind of intuitively, perhaps (4)

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

”Kind of intuitively” could be E.S.P. -Y

3d

What you need to pay round Home Counties for nanny (6)

flowerflowerflower
4d

Rustled up some food (7)

flowerflowerflower
5d

About right for you? The setter has failed (8)

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

ABOUT with U (you) replaced by R, plus I’VE (the setter has)

6d

Ad nauseam at the endcomic real sick (10)

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

Anagram of [nausea]M COMIC REAL – a nicely hidden definition

7d

Inclined to give literary lion time (6)

flowerflowerflower
13d

Why mistake upset Sunak? Could be (10)

flowerflowerflower
16d

Most of new whips unknown to PM (8)

flowerflowerflower
18d

Writer (female) reaches rock-bottomthat’s upsetting (8)

flowerflowerflower
19d

Time to be foolish at function (one’s stoned) (7)

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

APR[il] 1 (time to be foolish) + COT (cotangent, trigonometric function)

21d

Bury alivenice! (Originally not seen as cruel) (6)

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

INHUMANE (cruel) less the first letters of Alive Nice

22d

Annoyed getting the sack, Boots claimed (6)

flowerflowerflower
24d

Very lacking in atmosphere (4)

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