Guardian Cryptic #29720

2025-06-13

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Across

1a

Sign of injury at the start of a run (7)

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5a

Be defeated in sporting contest, showing clip of film? (5-2)

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9a

Shell men found by French sea (5)

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10a

Mesmerized, we turned round with irritating pain in bed (9)

Generating...

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

A reversal (turned round) of WE + ITCH (irritating pain) in BED

11a

Tries somehow to get involved with termsUS terms? (10)

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12a

Jumper found in bedroom (3)

Generating...

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

Contained in bed ROO m

14a

Quiet son, moved by account of Jesus’s life? (8,4)

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18a

Artful idiot thrown out of form always, not just once (6-6)

Generating...

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

I can’t quite piece this together: CL[ot] (idiot? – thrown out of form?) + EVER (always), twice – I’m sure it’s staring me in the face – please see cooment 1

21a

One with quiet word expressing some reservation? (3)

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22a

Being terribly blue, I read a poet (10)

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25a

English square occupied by GP right about glands and hormones etc. (9)

Generating...

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

E (English) + NINE (square) round DOC (GP) + R (right)

26a

Greek character, contemptible person to live in squalor (3,2)

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27a

Can bird appear in Welsh village? (7)

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28a

People in charge of boats keep out birds almost entirely (7)

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Down

1d

Bird on board ship moves quickly (6)

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2d

A jolly lot facing endless sorrow in a sort of depression (6)

Generating...

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

A RM (Royal Marine – jolly) + PIT[y] (endless sorrow)

3d

Rescue pets suffering tortures (10)

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4d

Disprove underground stem can shoot up (5)

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5d

Timidity of animal on something slippery crossing a road (9)

Generating...

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

COW (animal) + ICE (something slippery) round A RD (a road)

6d

Food no good for ibexes etc. (4)

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7d

Spiritual home ultimately found at that place with a lake (8)

Generating...

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

[hom]E + THERE (at that place) + A L (a lake)

8d

Use material to protect plants in small fields (8)

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13d

Report line being tampered withsomeone invading privacy (10)

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15d

Group gathering around heretic may be such (9)

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16d

Amidst stress, I had twist of fate (8)

Generating...

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

I’D (I had) in ACCENT (stress)

17d

Fish only some fishermen had enjoyed (8)

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19d

Individual record (6)

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20d

American following food channel (6)

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23d

Daughter and little brother, primarily seen as nerd (5)

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24d

Some land that is holy, without beginning or end (4)

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