Guardian Cryptic #29651

2025-03-25

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8a

Still developing latest things in better toy soldiers (8)

Generating...

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

INFANT (still developing) + last letters of betteR toY

9a

Dismal cold house I avoided, one out of many (6)

Generating...

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

IGLOO (cold house) less I + MANY less AN (one)

10a

Lit one after my cigar (6)

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11a

Indicators to assess Groucho on the radio? (8)

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12a

Fell over during unobjectionable music? (4)

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13a

Chap’s court case involving old college at various points in the past (10)

Generating...

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

HIS (chap’s) + O and C “at various points in” TRIAL

15a

Decide not to meet comedian (5-2)

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16a

Bears seen around river beaches (7)

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18a

Nonconformist mostly tucked into quantity of wine, employing a bit of brain (10)

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19a

Courage shown by former King going to Troy (4)

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20a

Nobody accepting Ness rippling? Rubbish (8)

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22a

Right to switch components by agency (3,3)

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23a

Small piece, not advisable for swell organ (6)

Generating...

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

SWELL less WELL (advisable) + LIVER (organ)

24a

Aerospace work? Shock European attempt (8)

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Down

1d

Very happy controlling line in gospel message (2,3,2,3,5)

Generating...

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

ON TOP OF (controlling) + L[ine] in THE WORD

2d

Unions reveal bit at work requiring lots of work (6-9)

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3d

Restaurant quiet about wood floating on river (10)

Generating...

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

TEAK in SH (quiet!) + OUSE (river)

4d

When speaking the writer was hard, being 20? (7)

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5d

Nasty, uncovering lechery in extreme cases (4)

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6d

Source of floral stuff repurposed in banal decorating (9,6)

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7d

Deceptive stuff in newspapers supporting donkey being introduced to beach (5,3,7)

Generating...

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

MOKE (donkey) in SAND (beaches) + MIRRORS (newspapers, as in the Daily Mirror)

14d

NASA’s concern: shots off target and rate of progress (5,5)

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17d

Quickly reduced claim with staff being cut (7)

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21d

Right to engage in study, turninginto this? (4)

Generating...

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

R in reverse of DEN