Guardian Cryptic #29738

2025-07-04

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Across

1a

Hotel has not much custom (5)

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4a

Pelt teacher, as violent youth (8)

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8a

Peer at loo on beachsometimes weed (5-3-6)

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10a

One often flat out on road, he would pass hospital, say, coming back (8)

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11a

Hearty eater, not entirely an idiot, shortly to cut down (6)

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12a

Metal, last of long series in reissued manual (9)

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15a

It’s plain McDonald’s return is brief (5)

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17a

Linger a day by source of water (5)

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18a

From sex recoil shuddering: onward and upward! (9)

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19a

Opened wide given dentistry at last, showing bristles (6)

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21a

No longer a success, did that chap belong to a political party? (6-2)

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24a

Initial data run is wrong? I’m not dogmatic (14)

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25a

Pins equipment let loose in seconds (8)

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26a

Much greater desire to conceal name (5)

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Down

1d

Short school breaks may suggest Indian festival? (4-8)

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2d

They say you can’t miss the entrance to this social (4,5)

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3d

A tiny bit of sense (5)

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4d

Son to stop wasting time in tannery? (3,6)

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5d

Boon companion not the first to have troubles (4)

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6d

Lacking stomach, happy to cross water up on smooththis? (9)

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7d

I see notice about closure of theatre is up (5)

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9d

Dear, this knife often is (6-6)

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13d

Greek lover’s little girl caught up in violent crime (9)

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14d

Skilled workers’ strange mischance (9)

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16d

Go in fancy with devil, acting so? (9)

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20d

Share with journalist (5)

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22d

Summer weather, hot, for butterfly (5)

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23d

One powerfully built that’s fought in Spain (4)

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