Guardian Cryptic #29695

2025-05-15

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Across

1a

Burst from trumpeter? One can’t go as high as Armstrong did (5,3)

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6a

See 21

9a

Vessel for wine in tiny mouth? (6)

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10a

Tennis player for whom Covid jabs originally OK? That’s unlikely (8)

Generating...

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

Anagram of COVID J[abs] OK

11a

Mouthpiece, glue’s stuck around one (9)

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

I in GUM’S HELD

13a

Prestidigitation, smoke and mirrors initially given reflection? (5)

Generating...

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

Reverse of CIG (cigarette, a smoke) A[nd] M[irrors]

15a

Anything but a real swine cradling head of love bird (6)

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

I can’t explain this, apart from the L as “head of love”

17a

Sovereign a nation recalled (6)

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

Reverse of A NIGER

18a

Parting shot from spinning of S. Warne (6)

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

(S WARNE)

19a

Old documents reviewing pay in middle of April (6)

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21a
6a

Bouncer with velocity punching customer (5,6)

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22a

Syrian mother has a tantrum (9)

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25a

Hard bread out at sea (8)

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26a
3d

Gymnast: be lissome in twists (6,5)

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28a

Franco’s money put into plant (6)

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29a

Fuel like crude oil in engine not half backfiring! (8)

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Down

2d

Regular servings of bug food for a drone, probably? (3)

Generating...

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

Alternate letters of bUg FoOd. I’m not sure a UFO is “probably” a drone (or vice versa) – “possibly” might have been better

3d

See 26 Across

4d

Black-coloured stocking is lost (10)

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

IS in (“stocked by”) JET-TONED

5d

Teensy bit squiffy (6)

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6d

House of dance (4)

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7d

Shame about leader in fanzine penned by hack, sayfilthy language (9)

Generating...

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

F[anzine] in ROAN (horse, a hack) in PITY

8d

Enlightenment in rebranding of Labour Party post-David Miliband? (11)

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12d

Composed, as are rigid wings? (11)

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14d

Skeletal structure in Facebook address of Paul? (10)

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16d

Sinking ship proceeds to capsize, with rat running around (4,5)

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

Reverse of ACTS (proceeds) in LOUSE

20d

Black sheep spoiled food on farm? (3,3)

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23d

African carrier, first of containers, A, B or C? (5)

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

C[ontainers] + A + MEL (Mel B or Mel C from the Spice Girls)

24d

Fine wine? (4)

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

From the French ÇA VA , meaning OK, fine

27d

Celibate, with some frustration, understandably (3)

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