Guardian Cryptic #29682

2025-04-30

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Across

1a

Rent high? Fraud (3-3)

flowerflowerflower
4a

Sun very low, lying around in swimwear (7)

Generating...

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

S (Sun), plus reversal/"around" of SO DEEP='very low-lying'

9a

Cash in is overdue; one pound collected (9)

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

LATE="overdue", with I="one" + QUID="pound" collected inside

10a

Shown piece, oddly relating to report? (5)

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

for definition, "report" meaning 'a noise' odd letters from S-[h]-O-[w]-N [p]-I-[e]-C-[e]

11a

Mocking Prince overwhelmed by awful year (5)

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

P (Prince) inside anagram/"awful" of (year)*

12a

Show a connection in my marriage guidance (9)

flowerflowerflower
13a

Copy English language out of chapter(7)

flowerflowerflower
15a

writer’s block beginning to depress (6)

flowerflowerflower
17a

Being in a rut, perhaps prepare for party (4,2)

flowerflowerflower
19a

Sharpen pen: true quality (7)

flowerflowerflower
22a

Client with short, straight drink after a pint? (9)

flowerflowerflower
24a

Foreign money once in safe including cents (5)

flowerflowerflower
26a

Bank robber finally caught, one hears (5)

Generating...

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

definition: someone who hears a trial TIER="Bank", with final letter of [robbe]-R caught inside

27a

Took on creditrue getting fired (9)

flowerflowerflower
28a

Two presents in remote place (7)

flowerflowerflower
29a

Wimp with that woman: horny one with no balls? (6)

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Down

1d

Free soldiers let out (7)

flowerflowerflower
2d

Irritation from foreign character, Manuel’s catchphrase? (5)

flowerflowerflower
3d

Festival close to Glastonbury: call band that might be on grass (5,4)

Generating...

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

FAIR="Festival" + closing letter of [Glastonbur]-Y + RING="call" on a phone

4d

Drunk same wine to get plastered (7)

flowerflowerflower
5d

Having a private shower? No sex to follow (5)

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

a room can be described as EN SU IT E if it has a private shower; minus IT ="sex"

6d

Overalls with most of muck and grease coming out (9)

Generating...

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

most of DUN-[g]="muck" plus anagram/"[coming] out" of (grease)*

7d

Way to wrap long package (6)

flowerflowerflower
8d

Bird to soar briefly over a rook (6)

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

FL-[y]="soar" briefly; around/"over" A (from surface) + CON=swindle="rook"

14d

Question put to rest on survey (9)

flowerflowerflower
16d

A lot of cut meat, in this, ultimately getting dressed? (4,5)

Generating...

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

anagram/"dressed" of ( cu meat in s ), with cu from "A lot of" cu -t, and with s from [thi]-S "ultimately"

18d

See two tennis shots, first one missing line (7)

flowerflowerflower
19d

Poet cut short exciting career (6)

flowerflowerflower
20d

Eyelid flutteringRomeo is one to give in (7)

flowerflowerflower
21d

Excellent time during cuddle (4,2)

flowerflowerflower
23d

Hotel booking mostly for large group (5)

flowerflowerflower
25d

Collar and tie, Mark going out after college (5)

Generating...

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

definition as in to collar/catch a criminal [M]-ATCH="tie", with M ("Mark", former German currency) going out; after C (college)