Guardian Cryptic #29630

2025-02-28

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Across

9a

The most important thing on our menu is battered (6,3)

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10a

American in love with the Spanish winger (5)

Generating...

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

US (American) in O (love) + EL (the Spanish)

11a

Rwandan travel company welcoming Tories on vacation (5)

Generating...

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

TUI ( travel company ) round T[orie]S

12a

Fruit crush making an impression (4-5)

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13a

Amateur character endlessly in first gear? (7)

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14a

Bread and butter opening for tennis player (3,4)

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17a

Beef with a bad guy (5)

Generating...

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

W (with) + A from the clue + an anagram (bad) of GUY

19a

Female in the middle of dirty look (3)

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20a

Ruler overturned part of agreement (5)

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21a

Oliver Stone ultimately directed work that stands out (7)

Generating...

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

An anagram (directed) of OLIVER [ston]E – neat ‘lift and separate’

22a
6d

Vibrations from organ picked up by Bach? (7)

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24a

Satellite provider finally screens Playboy film (9)

Generating...

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

MOON (satellite) + [provide]R round RAKE (playboy)

26a

Scottish council leader in Glasgow canal opening locks (5)

Generating...

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

ANUS (canal opening) round G[lasgow]

28a

Plain refusal to follow everyone in retreat (5)

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29a

Copper in Exeter ground with energy to run again (9)

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Down

1d

Contract upset Martin Kemp to some extent (4)

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2d

Dirty dog arrested by the head of Scotland Yard (6)

Generating...

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

MUTT (dog) in S[cotland] + Y (yard)

3d

Appalling turd with fur coat is 19ac (10)

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4d

Payment owing for 19ac (6)

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5d

Tricky to wash up left-handed (8)

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6d

See 22

7d

Male lacking in spirit worried to move upstairs (8)

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8d

Knocked over beer making escape (4)

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13d

Cut 19ac (5)

Generating...

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

A cow is a low-er – one that Paul didn’t have on Wednesday (When I solved this, I saw it as a double definition: cut/lower as with price/cost, then got sidetracked when writing the blog, remembering Paul’s puzzle)

15d

Arteta drew after beating to make no progress (5,5)

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16d

Drives 27 crazy over recipe (5)

Generating...

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

An anagram (crazy) of SHED (27dn) round R (recipe)

18d

Happy to hold permit for 19ac (8)

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19d

Heart of kitchen garden in China (8)

Generating...

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

[kit]C[hen] + ROCKERY (garden) – nice to see china as other than pal/mate

22d

Top marks in audition for musical (6,4)

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23d

Extremely entertaining golf hole is part of 19dn (6)

Generating...

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

E[ntertainin]G + G (golf – NATO alphabet) + CUP (Collins: ‘ golf the hole or metal container in the hole on a green’ – another thing I learned today

24d

Timeless artist served up drink (4)

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25d

Space hopper on motorway (4)

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27d

Novel date in Slough (4)

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