Guardian Cryptic #29664

2025-04-09

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Across

1a

With this, what I may need becomes themed in a way (7)

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

“what I may need” is an ANAGRAM of “themed in a way”

5a

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10a
5a

As newlyweds slightly damaged, one trapped (4,7)

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11a

Taxpayer ultimately being squeezed by wretched PMsomething alcoholic required! (6,4)

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

(taxpaye) R [ ultimately ] being squeezed by BLOODY (“wretched”) + (Theresa) MAY (“PM”)

12a

Grace perhaps, through catching some light (6)

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13a

Country ending in recession, many leaving country avoid work (8)

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

MALI (“country”) + [ ending in ] (recessio) N + GER (many) (“country” with MANY leaving )

14a
28a

Debunking of fairy tale the cost for conspiracy theorists (4,5,7)

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16a
6d

Two items of footwear left with everything one’s got (5,3,3)

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17a

Flat hand (5)

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19a

Real jerks backing legal draft I rejected, undemocratic (9)

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

*(real) [anag: jerks ] backing <=(BILL (“legal draft”) + I , rejected )

23a

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24a
23a

With pressure on, Paul being sick unfortunatelygiving Ted Talks etc? (6,8)

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26a

A report about damaged tin foil (10)

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

A THESIS (“report”) about *(tin) [anag: damaged ]

27a
29a

One ripping up verses, perhaps, after first found in Christmas cracker? (11)

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28a

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29a

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Down

2d

Renault coloured grey or beige? (7)

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3d

Stout belly surprisingly empty (5)

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4d

Banff originally in with it, a Canadian province (7)

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

B (anff) [ originally ] in ALERT (“with it”) + A

6d

See 16 Across

7d

Chap certainly not into flower, strong smeller? (5,4)

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

MAN (“chap”) + NO (“certainly not”) into ROSE (“flower”)

8d

Piece from electioneer, I established, most weird (7)

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9d

Astronomer captures alien for features editor (13)

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15d

Maestro in performing encore lifted up at end of opera (9)

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

<=(IN + IN) [ performing encore , i,e. appearing twice, and lifted up ] at end of TOSCA (“opera” by Puccini)

18d

Battle fitting last of scrap into shed (7)

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

[ last of ] (scra) P into LEAN-TO (“shed”) The Battle of Lepanto in 1571, a victory for the Holy League over the Ottomans, is considered the last major battle in the Western world to have been fought by oared vessels.

20d

Visited by male, I question unwelcome guest (7)

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

I + POSER (“question”) visited by M (male)

21d

Princess and I are entwined (7)

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22d

With this I’m making a blunder? (6)

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25d

Sponsor picked up for a quid, say? (5)

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