Guardian Cryptic #29755

2025-07-24

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Across

9a

Neat plan, exporting European metal containing zero rust (9)

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OX (neat) + IDEA less E + O (zero) in TIN

10a

Lecture lacking power and scope (5)

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PREACH less P

11a

Bouquets I extracted from rows (5)

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NOISES less I

12a

One It Girl naughtily hanging around (9)

flowerflowerflower
13a

Be off to secure current winter vehicle (7)

flowerflowerflower
14a

Beckett play, odd piece, hobbling (7)

flowerflowerflower
17a

Top star: a record Hollywood attraction at the outset (5)

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

A + LP (record) + first letters of Hollywood Attraction. The brightest star in a constellation is labelled Alpha, as in Alpha Centauri

19a

Shrewd attitude honestly dismissed (3)

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FAIRLY (honestly) less AIR (attitude). I nearly had to admit defeat on this: the clue seems to indicate that the subtraction works the other way round, but it can be read as ‘a word for “attitude” that a word for “honestly” has dismissed’

20a

King, say, runs over regarding the people being kept back (5)

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R[uns] + O[ver] + reverse of LAY (of the people)

21a

Shakespearean heroine the subject of US police case? (7)

flowerflowerflower
22a

Long time absorbed in long display (7)

flowerflowerflower
24a

Location of suicide? Biblical writer suppressing flowing tears (5,4)

flowerflowerflower
26a

33% Tesla employed losing place ultimately (5)

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T[esla] + HIRED less [plac]E, and 33% is (approximately) one third

28a

Black chessman dodging King (5)

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KNIGHT less K

29a

Company investing in exploitation of next ore showing a bit of brain (9)

flowerflowerflower

Down

1d

Urban area disconcerted, with personnel leaving (4)

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THROWN (disconcerted) less HR (Human Resources, personnel)

2d

Motor-racing and horse-racing venue combined? Not wholly a failure (6)

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F1 + ASCO[t]

3d

Cartel is, in time, taking on number of shops (5,5)

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IS in DAY (time) + CHAIN (.. of shops). “A group of dealers who buy and sell a commodity among themselves in order to inflate the price to outside buyers“

4d

Girl having bad time accepting love (6)

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O (love) in VILE T[ime]

5d

Up to trickery, finally involving the writer? That’s inopportune (8)

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ME in UNTIL (up to) +[tricker]Y

6d

Bank of Scotland to stop releasing krone (4)

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BRAKE (stop) less K

7d

Californian cops apprehending one above a railwayimpressive (8)

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I in LAPD + A + RY. Lapidary means “relating to stones”, hence suitable for an inscription, and hence in that style, so “impressive”

8d

Rough haul, including heroin (4)

flowerflowerflower
13d

Introduction of wind into fake old wind instrument (5)

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W[ind] in SHAM

15d

Run out, ousting the Parisian from visiting group? That’s vilification (10)

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RO (run out) replacing LE (Frenh “the”) in DELEGATION

16d

Story about Conservative brought up for big effect (5)

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Reverse of C in TALE

18d

Example, note, drawn from marching millions (8)

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PARADING less N[ote] + M[illions]

19d

Fellow with tirade about student event raising a stink? (8)

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RAG (student event) iin F + RANT

22d

Pub promoted single disinfectant (6)

flowerflowerflower
23d

Noble Prince abandoning European city as well? Not entirely (6)

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PARIS less P + TO[O]

24d

Psychologist’s name used in prison (4)

flowerflowerflower
25d

Malice when barring parking spot (4)

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SPITE less P

27d

Party axes good-time girl (4)

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

DO (party) + X Y (axes (plural of axis) in coordinate geometry)