Guardian Cryptic #29662

2025-04-07

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1a

Emergency call from cruise entertainers (7,4)

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A BAND ON SHIP (cruise entertainers – I’ve seen something like this before, with reference to the Titanic, but it’s a good one)

9a

Monsoon crushing one’s fruit (7)

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RAINS (monsoon) round I’S (one’s)

10a

Thanks to the French, an Anglo-Saxon settled in the Midlands (7)

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11a

Many learners use this vehicle, but not to drive (6,3)

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12a

Legendary bowler out for a duck? (5)

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A reference to the legend of Sir Francis Drake refusing to take on the Spanish Armada until he’d finished his game of bowls – great surface: a drake might be out for a duck

13a

Intelligence forbidden to Americans (4)

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14a

Dressed for celebration, one made for a return (10)

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16a

Head for motorway on right (10)

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19a

The holders of the Ashes? (4)

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21a

A London attraction with pulling power? (5)

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A tow-er would have pulling power

22a

Spooner’s insect, unable to rise, had a little sleep (9)

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For Spooner, gnat (fly) capped (unable to rise)

24a

Hack out a path, and picture exposing the interior (7)

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CUT (hack out) A WAY (a path)

25a

A character would have to get changed, to make immense plunge (7)

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The R of IMMERSE would need to be changed to n to make immense It’s the other way round, of course – thanks to SueM48 @18

26a

Unnecessarily tend laundry that’s to be spun (11)

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1d

Active, drag to the bank one uncomfortably placed (1,4,3,2,5)

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A (active) + FISH (as a verb) out of water (drag to the bank)

2d

Are you letting me start, mate? (5)

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AM I GO? (Are you letting me start?)

3d

Receptacle bust into pieces in row (7)

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4d

In Vietnam, a stealthy gesture of greeting (7)

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5d

Extraordinary third eye that is passed down the generations (8)

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6d

Notice perhaps to keep away from a soldier’s effects (7,8)

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7d

Cooler pair with one boy (6)

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8d

Discontent of one group of nations with the others (6)

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15d

Took a while? (8)

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16d

A coup, getting place at school (6)

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17d

No yacht moves as fast as this imagined thing (7)

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18d

Wine is nastier when drunk (7)

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20d

Turf laid over earth is saturated (6)

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23d

Reveal daughter has got into a university (5)

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D (daughter) in A (Massachusetts Institute of Technology – University)