Guardian Cryptic #29654

2025-03-28

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Across

1a

Navy shop supplying country music (9)

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6a
22d

Get aggressively physical when criminal Ray dips into till (4,5)

Generating...
8a

Go east in Northern Line for a nutty filling (8)

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9a

Limp extremely drunkenly, nursing bad back (6)

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10a

English climber’s foot caught in level rope ladder (6)

Generating...

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

A charade of E (‘English’) plus TRIER, an envelope (‘caught in’) of R (‘climbe R ‘s foot’) in TIER (‘level’).

11a

Disallowed opportunities, not having a roof over your head? (8)

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12a

Christmas-time drink, say, before flipping dinner alert? (6)

Generating...

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

A charade of E.G. ( exempli gratia , ‘say’) plus GNOG, a reversal (‘flipping’) of GONG (‘dinner alert’).

15a

Currently cold, needing doctoranythingat end of day (8)

Generating...

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

A charade of DR (‘doctor’) plus AUGHT (‘anything’) plus Y (‘end of da Y ‘).The definition plays on ‘currently’ for a current of air.

16a

Tilting executed by quirky spoiled duke (8)

Generating...

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

A charade of LOPSIDE, an anagram (‘quirky’) of ‘spoiled’ plus D (‘duke’). ‘Executed’ is just a link word.

19a

Scupper King and I? Nonsense! (6)

Generating...

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

A charade of K (‘king’) plus ‘I’ plus BOSH (‘nonsense’).

21a

Check on melody (8)

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22a

Like Laurel is Hardy, to some extent? (6)

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24a

Pulp, Queen united in band (6)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘in’) of Q (‘queen’) plus U (‘united’) in SASH (‘band’).

25a

Horse has one in heap (8)

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26a

Turn over board to see gander (4)

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27a

Nothing in research involved a runner (9)

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Down

1d

Brook’s on time but gets fired (5)

Generating...

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

A charade of BURN (stream, ‘brook’) plus T (‘time’).

2d

Do without strong ointment (7)

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3d

One who’s certain to pass on £1001 (5)

Generating...

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

The money needs to be split. A charade of G (£1000) plus ONER (£1).

4d

Tall bats on the way outnothing more to add (3,4)

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5d

Tried dancing in fire to create a diversion (9)

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6d

Paid player to ache and stretch (7)

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7d

Government system one mixed up with Sparta (9)

Generating...

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

A charade of A (‘one’) plus PPARATUS, an anagram (‘mixed’) of ‘up’ plus ‘Sparta’.

13d

Bizarre Greek quotes about conserving energy (9)

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14d

Topping contractor, this boss? (9)

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17d

Reverse bet’s offin the bag (7)

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18d

Candy twists containing note: ‘full of beans’ (7)

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20d

Out of control horse gobbling small pillow? (7)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘gobbling’) of S (‘small’) in BOLTER (‘out of control horse’).

22d

See 6 Across

23d

Lace from southern Lakeland mountain (5)

Generating...

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

A charade of S (‘southern’) plus PIKE (‘lakeland mountain’). The definition refers to the adulteration of a drink.