Guardian Cryptic #29736

2025-07-02

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Across

4a

Arch conservative woman (6)

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6a

Turns of speech I can eschew (8)

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9a

Doctor is able to retire and love country (6)

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10a

Reconnect the power of French grip (8)

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11a

Firstly, Hamilton is going home having proposed with shrill voice (4-7)

Generating...

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

Initial letters of H amilton I s G oing H ome  + PITCHED (proposed)

15a

Make cockup, assuming miles to reach Italy (7)

Generating...

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

ERR (cockup) in FAR (miles) + I (Italy)

17a

Inclination to be ahead, converting pole after pole (7)

Generating...

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

UP (ahead) + an anagram (converting) of POLE after S (South – pole)

18a

Track resolvent liquid after Spanish approval (11)

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22a

Best friend’s fractured large toe (5,3)

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23a

Distresses using some radial arm saws (6)

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24a

Removing protective gear, see Verstappen’s dubious lackeys (8)

Generating...

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

An anagram (dubious) of VERSTA[ppe]N minus ppe (personal protective equipment)

25a

Viennese driver’s spoken with more colour (6)

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Down

1d

Taking first step, carrying a copper vessel (6)

Generating...

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

[s]TEP minus its first letter round A CU (a copper)

2d

Bailiwick that includes bridge (10)

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3d

Clogs loused-up, quantity of engine suppressed (8)

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4d

Part of engine hits back, thousands missing, hot on tail (8)

Generating...

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

A reversal (back) of SMAC[ks] (hits) minus ks (thousands) + H (hot) + AFT (tail)

5d

Mother fusses around Schumacher’s final two controllers (8)

Generating...

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

MA (mother) + NAGS (fusses) round [schumach]ER)

7d

Nabs points on way back (4)

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8d

Lando finally attached to significant other, taking husband somewhere in the West End (4)

Generating...

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

SO (I presume this is an abbreviation of significant other but I couldn’t find authentication) round H (husband) + [land]O

12d

Rear illuminations sicken novice wearing hosiery (4,6)

Generating...

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

AIL (sicken) + L (novice) in TIGHTS (hosiery)

13d

Privileged pet name taken by our little Edward (8)

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14d

One who backtracks about a poet? (8)

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16d

Powers with electric current replaced by dirty air from European country (8)

Generating...

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

AUST[i]N (Powers) with the i (electric current) replaced by an anagram (dirty) of AIR

19d

Barmaid endlessly showing up with nothing on (6)

Generating...

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

A reversal (up) of LAS[s] (maid, endlessly) + O (nothing) + ON

20d

Initially, braking and traction system is not all there (4)

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21d

Senna’s first to discredit the lead (4)

Generating...

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

S[enna] + TAR (discredit)