Guardian Cryptic #29623

2025-02-20

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Across

1a

Holy man almost completed kinky epitaphscapital things (9,4)

flowerflowerflower
10a

Limits time in power, overlooking Government crime (5,2)

Generating...

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

REI[g]N (time in power, minus g (government) + SIN (crime)

11a

Opening that is never for supplementary player (7)

flowerflowerflower
12a

In France, Malbec’s served after a second course (5)

Generating...

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

AS ( a second) + CÔT (the French version of the Malbec grape)

13a

Colin, shivering, reluctant to appear in minimal garment (9)

flowerflowerflower
14a

Turning tense with alarm, mostly unjustified (5)

Generating...

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

A reversal (turning) of T (tense) + PANI[c] (alarm, mostly)

16a

It produces nothing of note, however plucky you are (3,6)

flowerflowerflower
18a

Backed flag about minor abuses (9)

Generating...

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

A reversal (backed) of SAG (flag) round SLIGHT (minor)

19a

Body temperature, at a rough estimate (5)

flowerflowerflower
20a

Has cleverer ideas than vote losers linked to markets (9)

flowerflowerflower
23a

Question about including Italy gets key support? (5)

Generating...

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

QU (question) + ON (about) round I (Italy) – another name for keystone

24a

Marks comments about children (7)

flowerflowerflower
25a

Less quiet? Backed change suppressing volume (7)

Generating...

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

A reversal (backed) of RE[v]ISION (change) minus v (volume)

26a

Loosely tethers single dog (7,6)

flowerflowerflower

Down

2d

Go after version of Tosca in formal dress (9)

flowerflowerflower
3d

Excursion: one’s taken in a lot of the view (5)

flowerflowerflower
4d

Jury initially not empowered in China (5)

Generating...

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

Initial letters of Not Empowered in PAL (china – rhyming slang)

5d

Inclination to right in European city is a local bias (5,4)

Generating...

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

TIP (inclination) + R (right)  in PARIS (European city) – ‘local’ to indicate French,  I think

6d

Feature of Roman villa thus represented with a copy (9)

Generating...

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

An anagram (re-presented) of THUS and A COPY for the Roman under-floor heating system

7d

Old rhythm picked up in Korean exercise (3,2)

Generating...

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

A reversal (picked up) of O (old) BEAT (rhythm)

8d

Good topic after burglary: how stressful is this? (8,5)

flowerflowerflower
9d

Second nobleman beginning to rule in my homeland (6,7)

Generating...

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

OTHER (second) + COUNT (nobleman) + R[ule] in MY – a MOment or two wasted here, having taken second as MO and wondering what to do with THERY – nice one

15d

Area taken from lobbyquiet room, largely displaying success (9)

flowerflowerflower
16d

Wise words Miss Oprah broadcast (9)

flowerflowerflower
17d

Own goal perhaps is transfixing half of team in scare (9)

Generating...

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

ERROR (own goal perhaps) + IS in TE[am[

21d

Some orbit it and a satellite (5)

flowerflowerflower
22d

What regularly rises is rising, doing for cavity (5)

Generating...

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

A reversal (rising) of SUN (what regularly rises) + IS

23d

Abandon importing large quantity of bedding (5)

Generating...

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

QUIT (abandon) round L (large)