Guardian Cryptic #29665

2025-04-10

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Across

1a

One for sorrow, two for joy? Quite the opposite (8)

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

“Sorrow” has two syllables and “joy” has one

6a

Gold ordered for morning delivery? (6)

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9a

It measures your velocityduring swim? (6)

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(Sort of) double definition

10a

At sea, Tudor won second phase of fight (5,3)

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11a

It’s at risk when making phone call (2,3,4)

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13a

Latest figures include returned contributions (5)

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15a

Caesar came by empty commune that’s in northern Italy (6)

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VENI (I came, as in Julius Caesar’s veni, vidi, vici ) + C[ommun]E

17a

It has neck and defines it perhaps (6)

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18a

Stretches out to take on regular heavy duties (6)

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Alternate letters of hEaVy in LIES

19a

Some money to be made from talking about meaning (6)

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21a

Chap whose happiness sets the standard for us all (5)

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From the expression “happy as Larry” – some possible explanations of who Larry was here

22a

Keep close tabs initially for a couple of weeks (9)

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FORT (a keep, fortification) + NIGH (close) + T[abs]

25a

Model has relations banneddon’t get involved (3,2,3)

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26a

Evaluate what to do after vacation (6)

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28a

Middle managers trading fabrics from major African city (6)

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

Middle letters of manAGers trADIng fabRics. Why should we take three letters from trADIng and only one from faBRIcs? (Obviously because it’s needed to make the clue work, but it’s a bit unsatisfactory if you ask me)

29a

Plastic has affect bordering polluted lake (8)

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Down

2d

Settle up for waffle (3)

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3d

Freeloader in shelter next to church (5)

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4d

Wild colt I broke becomes servile type (10)

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5d

After slip, worker becomes wayward (6)

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6d

Opening of any new unit supplies another opening (4)

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First letters from Any New Unit Supplies

7d

Poor working surroundings for money maker’s game (9)

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8d

Basic requirement for successful parachute jump (4,2,5)

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12d

Contemplating part of church windows, learner climbs up (5,6)

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14d

Engaged by chance, strove desperately to become besotted (10)

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16d

Retracted study about pests? Not to worry (5,4)

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

VERMIN in reverse of DEN (a study)

20d

Excessive deposit in heart may induce sweating there (3,3)

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23d

Setter’s pelvis broken in half by force (5)

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

I’M (the setter is) + half of PELvis

24d

Deplore Republican vulgarian (4)

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

BOO + R – any resemblance to real-life Republican vulgarians may be coincidental

27d

Refuse to acknowledge reduced reward (3)

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