Guardian Cryptic #29732

2025-06-27

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Across

1a

Characteristic of player chasing female (6)

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5a

Argument without coppers (8)

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9a

Stamped addressed envelope including wrong label is fit to go (8)

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10a

Friends live lives around work (6)

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11a

Lying with members out, leader gasped after reorganisation (6-6)

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13a

State of party animal off his head? (4)

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

A beheaded RAVER

14a

Smelled area out of cage: zoo did badly (8)

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17a

Recall from past political party hosting Republican creep (6,2)

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

R + EDGE (to creep) in DUP (Democratic Unionist Party)

18a

Fighter trained to drop amateur with sharp blow on the counter (4)

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

Reverse of A[mateur] + RAP

20a

Calls to sex maniac’s mobile? About 50 (12)

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

L in (TO SEX MANIAC)*

23a

Naked kissing leading to head (6)

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24a

Hold alert insect (8)

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25a

They might form impressions of believers carrying holy books (8)

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26a

Daughter remains in tears (6)

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Down

2d

Just open a can (4)

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

A JAR – not sure I’d consider jars and cans synonymous

3d

Did Prize with no doubt filling in Tramp (9)

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4d

Transformed navy dress taken up on the inside (6)

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

Reverse of ROBE in RN (Royal Navy)

5d

Jack, perhaps sets up lines used when changing stories in US? (8,7)

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6d

Husband during affair in contact with escort (8)

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

H in CAPER + ON (in contact with)

7d

Copying recording without introduction (5)

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8d

Person with couple in orgy? See Rob aroused (10)

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12d

Let too much light in: no more flash (10)

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15d

False people out to impress (9)

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16d

End terrace with a disadvantage (8)

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19d

Barrel placed in bar is full (6)

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21d

Right to run (5)

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22d

Pointer from signal over line (4)

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

L in CUE