Guardian Cryptic #29680

2025-04-28

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Across

1a

Nationalist group outwardly glib (7)

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5a

Have gang passed centre? (7)

flowerflowerflower
9a

Wonder about a knight being alert (5)

Generating...

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

AWE ("wonder") about A + K (knight)

10a

Centipede perhaps with tip of head trapped by faulty trapdoor (9)

Generating...

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

[ tip of ] H (ead) trapped by *(trapdoor)

11a

Fatigue as heinous tax rejigged (10)

flowerflowerflower
12a

Powder that artillery light carefully at first (4)

flowerflowerflower
14a

Can rub oil around with it as means of reducing friction (11)

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18a

Negative plan without including man still (11)

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21a

Raise back (4)

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22a

Decision concerning answer (10)

flowerflowerflower
25a

Essential nature of university leader announced (9)

flowerflowerflower
26a

Tense old lady coming back with old man somewhere in Florida (5)

Generating...

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

T (tense) + <=MA ("old lady", coming back ) with PA ("old man")

27a

Follows sailor as guiding light (3,4)

flowerflowerflower
28a

Crowds right to wear skimpy pants (7)

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Down

1d

Reached height of powers and looked for audience (6)

flowerflowerflower
2d

Rubbish attempt to hug tree (6)

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3d

Imbalance of popular European property (10)

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4d

Tribute from wild stoat (5)

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5d

Look down on seaport in resort (9)

flowerflowerflower
6d

Kind of game with no players initially (4)

flowerflowerflower
7d

Stress energy rate unchanged (8)

flowerflowerflower
8d

Charming son developing (8)

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13d

Approve necessity about to be returned to bear examination (4,6)

flowerflowerflower
15d

Spooner’s important alarm for apiarist (9)

flowerflowerflower
16d

First of issues printed out without fear (8)

Generating...

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

[ first of ] I (ssues) + *(printed) [anag: out ]

17d

Captivating fighting (8)

flowerflowerflower
19d

Hot bloke holds appeal for assassin (6)

flowerflowerflower
20d

Wails about taking in new husband’s family? (2-4)

Generating...

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

*(wails) [anag: about ] taking in N (new)

23d

Open ended on time (5)

flowerflowerflower
24d

Glaswegian maybe hiding in friend’s cottage (4)

Generating...

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

[ hiding in ] "friend S COT tage"