Guardian Cryptic #29693

2025-05-13

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Across

1a
2d

Reportedly purchase farming tool for a penny farthing? (7)

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5a

Steady earner from clubs beginning to collaborate in adult entertainment (4,3)

Generating...

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

A charade of C (‘clubs’) plus ASHCOW, an envelope (‘in’) of C (‘beginning to C ollaborate’) in A (‘adult’) plus SHOW (‘entertainment’).

9a

English involved in slight about Aussie football (5)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘involved in’) of E (‘English’) in RULS, a reversal (‘about’) of SLUR (‘slight’).

10a

Force once made rough bombs (4,5)

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11a

Top hack’s office tried so desperately to get joint (10)

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12a
14a

Only real mugs should survive its scrutiny (4,11)

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14a

See 12

18a
21a

Perhaps cyborg’s faulty power unit discharged at random (11,4)

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21a

See 18

22a

Having a change of heart, female sheep chasing castrated ram around area shows alert gaze (7,3)

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25a

Longing for what was left in Santiago, unfortunately (9)

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26a

Fling means of protection, sacrificing first rook (5)

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27a

Posy heads evenly covered in mist (7)

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28a

Boy cycling in bay maybe finds lever (7)

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Down

1d

Stock gatherer seen around Suffolk, for one (6,6)

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2d

See 1

3d

Revamped Commodores launch site in Russia (10)

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4d

Distinctive character conveyed by Internet host (5)

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5d

Mix with Marxist holding no good line (9)

Generating...

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

A envelope (‘holding’) of N G (‘no good’) plus L (‘line’) in COMMIE (‘Marxist’).

6d

Company for older folk horrified, mainly over losing hospital (4)

Generating...

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

A reversal (‘over’) of AG[h]AS[t] (‘horrified’) minus its last letter (‘mainly’) and minus the H (‘losing hospital’). For the company, see here .

7d

Flat baked objects Dave’s mate put across majority of terrace (8)

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8d

Ducks, say – 50% died in winter going north (8)

Generating...

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

A reversal (‘going north’ in a down light) of an envelope (‘in’) of EG (‘say’) plus DI (‘50% DI ed’) in SNOW (‘winter’).

13d

Rivet up broken corroded pan (10)

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15d

Prisoner, curt church officer and daughter came together (9)

Generating...

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

A charade of CON (‘prisoner’) plus VERGE[r] (‘church officer’) minus its last letter (‘curt’), plus D (‘daughter’).

16d

Pressure in America superficially harms economic recoveries (8)

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17d

Fire safety measure identified in formal part of flight (3,5)

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19d
20d

Category of disastrous result in eg MSc or PhD (6,6)

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20d

See 19

23d

Diplomacy surrounding Republican’s religious pamphlet (5)

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24d

Pamper bishop wearing laurel (4)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘wearing’) of B (‘bishop’) in BAY (‘laurel’).