Guardian Cryptic #29779

2025-08-21

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1a

Likes to include piece of music in gymnastic exercise (8,4)

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9a

Brought on board after failing company made a decision (5)

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

CO -OPTED=”Brought on board”, losing/failing CO for “company”

10a

Are reckless Don and him (EM) attacking opponents’ characters? (2,7)

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

A is short for “Are” (metric land measure, 100 sqm), plus anagram/”reckless” of (Don him em)*

11a

Colour not on visual spectrum, one adopted by dissolute artist (7)

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

UV (Ultra Violet, “Colour not on visual spectrum”) + I=”one”, both inside (adopted by) FAST=rash/promiscuous/”dissolute”

12a

Playwright increasingly accepting story (7)

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13a

Places for mixologists in prison? (6,4)

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15a

City each year filled with heartless Italians? (4)

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

PA (per annum, “each year”), filled with I-[talian]-S “heartless” without the inner letters

18a

Time right to bring in new revolutionary measure of speed (4)

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T (Time) + OK=”right”, around N (new); all reversed/”revolutionary”

19a

Member of orchestra having fish served with trifle (4,6)

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22a

Life tutor ignoring a source of green energy? (7)

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24a

Cheers monarch going to Southern gate (7)

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25a

Bar moving one supporter (9)

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

Edit thanks to prospero and Quirister in the comments: BRASSERIE=”Bar”, moving the I=”one” a few place earlier to make BRASSIERE Original: Bar “moving one” letter gives ‘bra’ i.e. BRASSIERE

26a

Deserved to bag round in fight (5)

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JUST=”Deserved” around (to bag i.e. to take, to secure) O=”round” letter

27a

Strain to see Trump, say, having certain behaviour found in groups (4,8)

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1d

Moving picture about husband and love? His love’s considered a handful (9)

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

PETRUCHIO is the male protagonist in Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew [wiki] , in which “His love” Katherina is considered ‘shrewish’ anagram/”Moving” of (picture)*, around H (husband); plus O=”love” (tennis)

2d

Storm enveloping two-thirds of more unsettled star (3,5)

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3d

Minimum area, small, included in rent (5)

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

A (area) + S (small); both inside LET=”rent” as a verb

4d

Corrupt empires imprisoning the man producing almanac (9)

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

definition: an astronomical almanac anagram/”Corrupt” of (empires)*, around HE=”the man”

5d

Minor official’s bottom, pornographic, not for the refined? (6)

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

BUM=”bottom”, plus BL-[U]-E=”pornographic” minus U (not U = not upper-class = not for the refined)

6d

Fashion bringing in new collection of styles (5)

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7d

Discussion implying support for right-wing views? (6)

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8d

Simple creature, nameless one in possession of a business degree? On the contrary (6)

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

O-[n]-E=o n e without ‘ n ‘ for name=”nameless one” A + MBA (Masters in Business Administration)=a business degree “On the contrary” means that instead of OE going around (possessing) A MBA; instead A MBA goes around OE

14d

Summer clothing to support accommodating every individual width (9)

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

BEAR=”support” around: EACH=”every individual” and W (width)

16d

Contract, one getting navy a lot of choppers? (9)

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

I=”one” + N (navy) + DENTURE=”a lot of choppers” (as in choppers=teeth)

17d

Animal perversion a Judge banned? Not entirely (8)

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18d

Some glamorous babe keeps up the cooked meat (6)

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20d

Substitute located in the heart of Germany? Not initially (6)

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21d

Stunning item about Pasquale’s latest puzzle (6)

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

TASER=”Stunning item” around the last/”latest” letter in [Pasqual]-E

23d

Speak in great detail, forgetting note (5)

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24d

Article on limits of weakness or strength (5)

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