Guardian Cryptic #29747

2025-07-15

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Across

1a

Deity and prince direct (7)

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5a

Sticker insect attached to mammal (7)

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9a
20d

A chevron in a figure behind curved shape, really? (2,2,1,6)

Generating...
10a

Permitted furniture in retirement home? (9)

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11a

Tedious, anything but in the wisdom of cattle? (10)

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

NOT ("anything but") in MOO NOUS ("the wisdom of cattle?")

12a

Bone first of all in upper legs? No, arms (4)

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14a

Cuts of beef taken from this, say what oughta go with knife? (11)

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18a

In this, leader flies solo round outskirts of Chile? (3,5,3)

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

AIR ("In this leader flies") + FOR ONE ("solo") round [ outskirts of ] C (hil) E and &lit. This clue ony works as an &lit. because otherwise the "in this… flies" bit would be doing double duty. Do countries have outskirts?

21a

Question posed by Buddhist, right out of holy book (4)

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22a

One gets squeezed in front of carriage as soon as train moves (10)

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

[ front of ] C (arrriage) + ONCE ("as soon as") + *(train) [anag: moves ]

25a

Designer range of beers with one exported? (9)

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

LAGER F (i) ELD ("range of beers?") with I (one) exported Refers to Karl Lagerfeld (1933-2019), a German designer for Chanel.

26a

Smack heel in disco dance (5)

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

TANG ("smack") + [ heel in ] (disc) O

27a

Stripper managed to break a joint, bending backwards (7)

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

<=(RAN ("managed") to break A HIP ("a joint"), bending backwards )

28a

Criminal taking the lower street, one going straight on the outside? (7)

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

RULER ("one going straight") on the outside of St. (street) The lower in the clue refers to "that which lows", ie a cow, so the criminal is a cattle rustler.

Down

1d

Title earned, a first in medicine secured (6)

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

A + [ first in ] M (edicine) secured by MADE ("earned")

2d

Incarcerate bishop for example in robes of cardinal? (6)

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3d

The fool had nuts, fruit and veg etc (6,4)

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4d

Personal details with which leader in government accesses sensitive area? (5)

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

[ leader in ] G (overnment) accesses LOIN ("sensitive area")

5d

Energy repeatedly drained from dignified old band (6,3)

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6d

Wheels in a sofa bed sheared off (4)

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7d

A charger dropping tail in familiar walk (8)

Generating...

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

A + BUL (l) ("charger", dropping tail ) in MATE ("familiar")

8d

Books everyone can see wrapped in the Indian cloth (8)

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

U (Universal cinema rating, so "everyone can see") wrapped in THE SARI ("the Indian cloth")

13d

Sweat produced collecting land tax once (5,5)

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

*(sweat) [anag: produced ] collecting TERRA ("land") In England, water rates are now metered, but they are still generally a tax in Scotland, being part of the council tax bill.

15d

A theatre fine, well set up for musical performance (4,5)

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

<=(A + REP (ertory) ("theatre") + OK ("fine") + COR ! ("well"), set up )

16d

Acrobatic flick in roll? (8)

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

*(flick) [anag: acrobatic ] in BAP ("roll") and &lit.

17d

Florist, say, arrives and rose finally pulled from wreath? (8)

Generating...

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

Arr. (arrives) and ANGER (removing the E [ ros (E) finally ] from WR(e)ATH gives WRATH, so ANGER)

19d

Indication in slang I screwed up (6)

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20d

See 9 Across

23d

Person encrypting information ending on the radio? (5)

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24d

Label cut for breakfast food (4)

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