Guardian Cryptic #29687

2025-05-06

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Across

1a

Like Florence’s work, organising aid and care with lamp (11)

flowerflowerflower
9a

More vulgar applause drowning a prince (7)

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

CHEER (“applause”) drowning A + P (prince)

10a

Sort of child’s little bit of nonsense in game (7)

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WEE (“little”) + [ bit of ] N (onsene) in TIE (“game”, as in cup tie)

11a

A fuss started by some Parisian criminal (9)

flowerflowerflower
12a

Cereal drowned in milka shame! (5)

flowerflowerflower
13a

A fellow in church as provider of hot drinks (4)

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A + F (fellow) in CE (“Church” of England)

14a

Men get on or collapse in the country (10)

flowerflowerflower
16a

Flatmate maybe in old dresssanctimonious talk about that (10)

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CANT (“sanctimonious talk) about O (old) + HABIT (“dress”)

19a

Rolling over, vessels go no further (4)

flowerflowerflower
21a

Cockney’s trouble reported in French town (5)

flowerflowerflower
22a

Naughty funoh dear!shocking? (7-2)

flowerflowerflower
24a

Humble son John, one that’s quiet (7)

flowerflowerflower
25a

Composer has piano at front of old city room (7)

flowerflowerflower
26a

Wise men facing star set outanticipators of trials ahead? (11)

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MAGI (“wise men”) facing *(star set) [anag: out ]

Down

1d

Senior types in Parliament lose heart with PM free to go wrong? (5,2,3,5)

flowerflowerflower
2d

Money to establish gym in French street (5)

flowerflowerflower
3d

Emphatically spoil pet maybe with love (7)

flowerflowerflower
4d

City investigator, one probing nonsense (7)

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Det. (detective, so “investigator”) + I probing ROT (“nonsense”)

5d

Worry with a falling monarch sounding unhealthy? (8)

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CARE (“worry”) with A falling becomes CRE(A) + KING (“monarch”)

6d

Drunk led the singsongsglasses to be provided for such? (4-11)

flowerflowerflower
7d

Sour account involving Amin? (6)

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Acc. (account) involving IDI (Amin)

8d

Some angel at opera offering ice cream (6)

flowerflowerflower
15d

A bit of a leg clothed in a sack that’s embarrassing (8)

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SHIN (“a bit of leg”) clothed in A BAG (“a sack”)

16d

Rough journey being broadcast (6)

flowerflowerflower
17d

Suggestions upset group stifling cry of pain (7)

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[upset] <=SET stifling OUCH (“cry of pain”)

18d

Number given hard work having hesitationone is bound to fail (2-5)

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No. (number) given H (hard) + Op. (opus, so “work”) having ER (sound uttered whil ehesitatting, so “hesitation”)

20d

Rubbish heap delved into by two females (6)

flowerflowerflower
23d

A loud ceremony to cast out eastern demon (5)

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

A + F (forte, so “loud”) + RIT (e) (“ceremony” to cast out E (east)) An afrit is an evil demon in Arabic mythology (as well as being the pseudonym of Alistair Ritchie, one of the pioneers of the British cryptic crossword).