Guardian Cryptic #29760

2025-07-30

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Across

1a

Showing foresight, stay busy to get rid of a cold (9)

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6a
22d

Drunk as well as teetotal, so abandoned (4,3,3)

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8a

Dance passion, sergeant? (8)

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9a

Visual colour mixing ring replaced by one (6)

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

An anagram (‘mixing’) of ‘colour’ with one O replaced by A (‘ring replaced by one’).

10a

Very coldabout forty seconds to get inside (6)

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

An envelope (‘to get inside’) of S (‘seconds’) in FROTY, an anagram (‘about’) of ‘forty’.

11a

Out-of-date date? Take care (2,6)

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12a

Given a lift, Australian is hugged by Ruby? (6)

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

An envelope (‘hugged by’) of A (‘Australian’) plus ‘is’ in RED (‘ruby’).

15a

Lime, say, ornamental button for tiny jumper (4,4)

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16a

Space programme at first offers venue for prospective buyers (8)

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19a

CRAFT CAPSIZED BY COUGARPOWER LOST SHOCK! (6)

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21a

Mince pies still not tempting at first(8)

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

An anagram (‘mince’) of ‘pies s[t]ill’ minus the T (‘not T empting at first’), with the punctuation as definition.

22a

Richard’s coastal features? (6)

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

A reference to the pop singer Cliff Richard, but the necessity to include the possessive ‘s steers me away from the Double Definition description of the clue.

24a

See 6

25a

Hospital quota for oxygen supply? (8)

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26a

See 1 Down

27a

Satiregrr, awful, that’s official! (9)

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1d
26a

Panda, originally arboreal, sadly an endangered species (5,4)

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2d

Boundless universe with short relative assimilation process (7)

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3d

Scottish woman attached to railway unit (5)

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4d

Considered unfinished article nothing unusual (7)

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5d

North American people’s plates showing signs of ageing (5-4)

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6d

Precarious organisation has, of course, new department introduced (5,2,5)

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7d

Shield fell overoffending soldier placed here (9)

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13d

Nobles had to be trained for fair (3-6)

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14d

One acting without lovemale for instance, a pessimist (9)

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

An envelope (‘without’) of O (‘love’) plus M (‘male’) plus SAY (‘for instance’) in DOER (‘one acting’).

17d

Stranger’s bust wired (about to get uplift) (7)

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18d

Essential to have one good horse (7)

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

A charade of MUST (‘essential’ as a noun) plus (‘to have’) AN (‘one’) plus G (‘good’).

20d

Star American pioneering scientist (1-6)

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

A charace of A (‘American’) plus LISTER (Joseph, who revolutionised surgery by his insistance on antiseptics, ‘pioneering scientist’).

22d

See 6

23d

On-air bloomer often seen on Bake Off (5)

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