Guardian Cryptic #29646

2025-03-19

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Across

1a

Olden (i.e. retro) housing owner? No (6)

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5a

King doing a U-turn on primary headwear (8)

Generating...

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

K (king) + a reversal (doing a U-turn) of RE (on) + CHIEF (primary)

9a

Major city’s society put up hospital with computer technology (8)

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10a

It’s routinely filled by a minor agent with relief, perversely! (6)

Generating...

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

A reversal (perversely) of REP (agent) + AID (relief) – neat definition

11a

Cold outbreak between flights here prompts emergency action (5-7)

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13a

Reinforced housing data (4)

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14a

Who’s bothered about mite when performance starts? (8)

Generating...

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

An anagram (bothered) of WHO’S + an anagram (about) of MITE

17a

Artist’s mountain resort (8)

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18a

Look, one’s in pieces (4)

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20a

Stiff tongue that reveals your true feelings? (4,8)

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23a

Optical feature’s nucleus almost within reachalmost (6)

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24a

Weight of detailed, misshapen rocks (8)

Generating...

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

An anagram (rocks) of MISSHAPE[n] ‘de-tailed’

25a

Epic character extracted duesso, yes, heartless (8)

Generating...

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

An anagram (extracted) of DUES SO Y[e]S

26a

Lionel’s cracking surface decoration (6)

Generating...

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

An anagram (cracking) of LIONEL

Down

2d

Newspaper essential to free choice? (4)

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3d

If one has name and number taken by copper, ring Guardian‘Blameless!’ (9)

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4d

One in three casually put back on the burner? (6)

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5d

Thousand things to be settled, going forwardthat covers the whole board (7,8)

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6d

Car part needs right sort of aid (roll-up) (8)

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7d

Firm confiscates ball collection (5)

Generating...

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

HARD (firm) round O (ball)

8d

One isn’t this emphatically less sensitive (4,6)

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12d

Human tornado with hip replacement! (10)

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15d

To toughen up, partook of mild (9)

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16d

Division, about to go over Georgia, turned back (8)

Generating...

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

C (about) + LEAVE (go) round a reversal (turned back) of GA (Georgia)

19d

Snakeshot it with a tracking movement (6)

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21d

‘Theatre in the blue’ over a long time (5)

Generating...

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

A reversal (over) of NO (Japanese theatre) in SKY (the blue – as in ‘out of the blue’)

22d

Fellow Brummie is going to charge (4)

Generating...

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

F (fellow) + I’LL (Brummie is going to) – as in ‘Charge your glasses’