Guardian Cryptic #29653

2025-03-27

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Across

1a

Buckle is not commonly something potential combatants wear (8)

Generating...

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

WARP (buckle) + AIN’T (is not, commonly)

5a

A model lives in these conditions (2,2,2)

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

A SIT (model) IS (lives)

9a

A client is terribly inflexible (9)

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

An anagram (terribly) of A CLIENT IS

11a

Extremely rough on East river (5)

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

R[oug]H + ON + E (East)

12a

They require a hand when performing (5,7)

flowerflowerflower
15a

Central tribes hide in the same place (4)

flowerflowerflower
16a

Regulations blocked by alien figures (10)

flowerflowerflower
18a

Slippery politician’s career path? (6,4)

flowerflowerflower
19a

Celtic language employed in Somerset (4)

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

Contained in som ERSE t

21a

House representatives get at Senate’s corruption (6,6)

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

An anagram (corruption) of GET AT SENATE’S

24a

Something bloggers hope to get, being all the same (5)

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A ‘LIKE’ on social media

25a

Decide where to go for whatever food’s available (3,6)

flowerflowerflower
26a

Butcher with tin fork becomes farmer (6)

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I think this must be killer (butcher) with T in for k?

27a

It’s good form to make first pass (8)

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Down

1d

Fancy that chap going after women (4)

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

HIM (that chap) after W (women)

2d

Sound shocked by Republican stench (4)

flowerflowerflower
3d

Story lacking intro can still yield results (6)

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4d

Spy a vital tiny modification needed for seasonal pageants (8,5)

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

An anagram (modification) of SPY A VITAL TINY

6d

Small change that can do widespread damage (8)

flowerflowerflower
7d

Sports cars with no room for third wheel? (3-7)

flowerflowerflower
8d

Frantically resists pet becoming something acquired following divorce? (4,6)

flowerflowerflower
10d

One renting London accommodationit follows a period in USA (7,6)

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13d

Consort with mariner supplying Spooner with alcohol (6,4)

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

MINGLE (consort) + SALT (mariner) – a rather nice Spoonerism

14d

Dismiss a material military order (4,2,4)

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FIRE (dismiss) + A TWILL (a material)

17d

Sweater I unravelled in a way (2,2,4)

flowerflowerflower
20d

Funding source doesn’t regularly make this, the upper limit (2,4)

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ATM (Automated Teller Machine – funding source) + d O e S n T

22d

Reptile found when bottom of jar removed (4)

flowerflowerflower
23d

Starts to find every little lesion to be malign (4)

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

Initial letters of F ind E very L ittle L esion