Guardian Cryptic #29722

2025-06-16

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Across

1a

Glistened and nearly boiled, keeping hot (9)

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SIMMERED (nearly boiled) round H (hot)

6a

Swindle captured by one’s camera (4)

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Contained in one’ S CAM era

10a

A whole kingdom’s products I refuse to touch (5)

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My last one to parse: I think it must be a cryptic definition, referring to the animal kingdom

11a

Halted car, travelling to church (9)

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12a

Competitive struggle to catch up the Pied Piper? (3,4)

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13a

Wrote in symbols ‘This is no bear’ (7)

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NOT A TED (no bear)

14a

One behind betrayal? (4,2,3,4)

flowerflowerflower
17a

Cops shan’t dare to abuse this power? (4,3,6)

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An anagram (to abuse) of COPS SHAN’T DARE – with a splendid surface, referring to this procedure

21a

Holding container, present greenstuff (7)

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22a

Ballet group in Berlin prison (7)

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24a

Young bird made escape, landing finally by heather (9)

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FLED (made escape) + landinG + LING (heather)

25a

As for cake, it is said to be welcome but not essential (5)

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26a

On and off I’d lost, as(4)

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Alternate letters (on and off) of iD lOsT aS

27a

One’s tread wildly echoed (9)

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Down

1d

Most challenging mountain son conquers? (8)

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2d

In the wrong order, were allowed to enter pricy bar (5)

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3d

Nuts, margarine, and no fruit (8,6)

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4d

Filthier than anyone? (7)

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A reference to the expression ‘filthy rich’

5d

Relaxation in wigwam with river all around (7)

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7d

One meticulous in temporary role? (9)

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Care-taker (one meticulous)

8d

SE Asian cradles daughter in illness (6)

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MALAY (SE Asian) round D (daughter)

9d

Retiree perhaps finds rotten pear nauseating (14)

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15d

Receptive sailor dispatched round the world? (9)

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AB (sailor) + SENT (dispatched) round ORB (the world)

16d

Quiet and strongly built, indicated resignation (8)

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18d

Bust I leer at in studio (7)

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19d

Graciously agrees to accept small sketches (7)

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DEIGNS (graciously agrees) round S (small)

20d

Was impatient to be given meal after tea (6)

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23d

Move aimlessly; meaning? (5)

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