Guardian Cryptic #29768

2025-08-08

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Across

1a

National organisation protected by proper payment (6)

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4a

Clans to regroup by Dee here? (8)

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9a

Fish, black, with three eggs (6)

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10a

Listener has obsession, running to ground (8)

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11a

Trendy old man with holy books entertains animals (14)

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13a

Hellstate with one cut off, separate (10)

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14a

Priest in shortened jeans (4)

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16a

Stimulant cool chap’s regularly taken (4)

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18a

Rapture with men excited in lab unit (6-4)

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21a

Author in a biblical city organised charities (6,8)

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23a

Resentment shown by a buddythis person’s taken in (8)

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24a

Point in the wrong direction, getting hurt crossing island (6)

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25a

Sound of a number of machines making threads (8)

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26a

A tribe of old coming to Irish city (6)

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Down

1d

Medal king’s put on garment (4)

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2d

Minders given conflicting directions for protecting orphan (7)

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3d

Soon accepting hint, church finally offers ecclesiastical response (8)

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5d

I will crow, as old clown left with joy all around (11)

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6d

Emblemssee them held by little kids (6)

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7d

A series of lies under discussion (2,5)

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8d

So dieting may change this bodily process? (9)

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12d

Criticise a Caledonian, concerning bum provision for marine transport (6,5)

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13d

One announces new deal about to be sealedbombastic speech (9)

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15d

Fastening a bone in where it belongs (8)

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17d

Annoyance of completely heartless geezer in row (7)

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19d

Garment beginning to unraveldarn it possibly (7)

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20d

Fiery beast without tail in Anglican gown (6)

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22d

Old measure as part of home rule (4)

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