Guardian Cryptic #29785

2025-08-28

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Across

1a

Exhibit in lawsuit after beastly female steals husband (8)

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

H[usband] in SOW + CASE

5a

Worker in taxi from Cambridge (6)

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9a

Freedom of man getting married; not good after bender (5-4)

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

ELBOW (a “bender”) + GROOM less G

11a

Cut grass to scorch (5)

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12a

They waited on Dua Lipa rumours circulating (having only one of us)? (7-5)

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

Anagram of DUA LIPA RUMOURS + U[s]

15a

Work with nurse for free (4)

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16a

One might make cut: legend spotted around part of golf course (7,3)

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18a

Well-known spin bowler is adjusting length, primarily after deliveries (10)

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

PR (spin) + OVER (deliveries, in cricket) + first letters of Bowler Is Adjusting Length. Fortunately I didn’t need to know any well-known spin bowlers’ names for this

19a

Swinger in party with men (4)

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21a

Critical cases from pandemic, rest needing treatment (12)

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24a

Talk over split with wife, finally (5)

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

O[ver] + RAT (to split, let on) + [wif]E

25a

Take out in afternoon: empty tabernacle after mass by Priest (9)

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

ELI (priest) + M]ass] + IN A[fternoon] + T[abernacl]E

26a

Drug case for Supreme Court (6)

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

S[uprem]E+ DATE (to see), with Drug as a verb for the definition

27a

Finish perhaps with German bomb (8)

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Down

1d

Start to make out with date (4)

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2d

Eyeballs letter at start of overdraft by bank (4)

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3d

Company tense around wages, initially: every year stock dropping? (6)

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

W[ages] + P[er] A[nnum] in CO T[ense]

4d

Carry knife: it might stick out of back (8,5)

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6d

Fit device shortly after clot (8)

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7d

Fault at net making return: that woman receives no points in this? (6,4)

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

Reverse of SIN (fault) + NET, followed by 0 in SHE

8d

Defensive formation: animal calling across river (10)

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

R in BEAST + WORK (calling)

10d

Inviting German without getting dressed up (5-8)

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13d

Very excited getting cuddles: they might get laid on table (4,6)

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14d

Outside of baseline with tennis stroke up front (10)

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

B[aselin]E + FOREHAND

17d

Local to let ecstasy tablets pass aroundon the contrary (8)

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

ES (Ecstasy tablets) + ID (pass) in RENT (to let)

20d

Takes off small bloomers while walking (6)

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22d

Tiny tot born: lend a hand, curtly (4)

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23d

Heath was defeated (4)

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