Guardian Cryptic #29764

2025-08-04

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Across

1a
2d

Paraded remains in eg case of emerald (8)

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

ASH (remains) in SAY (eg) + E[meral]D

5a
10a

Foot perhaps first place navvy protects (6,6)

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9a

Conspicuous wealth being accepted by old money is extremely unusual (8)

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U[nusua]L in O PENCE

10a

See 5

12a

Spies wanting glimpse of naval vessels (5)

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N[aval] + ARKS

13a

Game show for which 3-2-1 signifies the end? (9)

flowerflowerflower
14a

Arizona sorts out religious adherents (12)

flowerflowerflower
18a

Rod with supports catching exhausted little fish (12)

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

L[ittl]E in STICK + BACKS (supports)

21a

Service his car, needing repair in a flipping day (9)

flowerflowerflower
23a

One splitting bill is sound (5)

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I in NOSE

24a
26a

Greyish-white colour fine in more stable older browser (6,6)

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25a

A large collection of people, seemingly asleep, voted (8)

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

A L[arge[ LOT in BED (i.e. seeming asleep)

26a

See 24

27a

Present line manager ultimately not as tough (8)

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

TENDER (to present) + last letters of linE manageR

Down

1d

Awful squalor seen around a posh part of London (6,6)

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2d

See 1

3d

Lacking cover, strata crack in Aussie landmark back in the day (5,4)

flowerflowerflower
4d

Reference enclosed plan of action about losing current climbing assistant (12)

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

ENC[losed] + reverse of POLICY less I (electric current) + reverse of AIDE

6d

Ward off State Department’s closure (5)

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

AVER (to state) + [departmen]T

7d

Informally, wife left daughter in love with sultanate (3,5)

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

L[eft] D[aughter] in O[ld] W[ith] OMAN

8d

Infrequency of poor earners beginning to save (8)

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

EARNERS* + S[ave]

11d

Confirm statute ban is dodgy (12)

flowerflowerflower
15d

Again aroused by opening in eminently pleasant lady’s top in crimson (9)

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

E[minently] + KIND (pleasant) L[ady] in RED

16d

Judges female donkeys? (8)

flowerflowerflower
17d

Printed notice to be distributed round (8)

flowerflowerflower
19d
20d

Whale, maybe unexpectedly free, felt dire (6-6)

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20d

See 19

22d

Singer in Slade left (5)

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