Guardian Cryptic #29796

2025-09-10

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9a

Record on prowler after probing thus has army finally dropping investigation? (9)

Generating...

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

( CAT [example of an animal that prowls; prowler] contained in [probing] SO [in this manner; thus]) + LOG (record) + Y ( last letter of [finally] arm Y )

10a

Money one might charge (5)

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11a

Cruel sea rolling back in drift (7)

Generating...

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

MEAN (cruel) + RED (reference the RED Sea) reversed (rolling back)

12a

Tool within Shaw novel? (7)

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

The letter H AND the word SAW can be anagrammed (novel) to form S H AW

13a

First of all one’s blasted, or else one’s blown (4)

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14a

Hymn I’m fanatic about, good parts (10)

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15a

Emotional time before reprimand (7)

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17a

Yards away from cypress, and poplar removed from popular new trees (7)

Generating...

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

Anagram of (new) C y PRESS excluding (away from) Y and pop U lar excluding (removed from) POPLAR

19a

Pillock, new money ultimately spent before business done? (10)

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22a

Corridor linking capitals of Switzerland and Austria? (4)

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23a

See 4 Down

24a

Tempted to have hospital department decorated (7)

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26a

Darkotherwise with second opening? (5)

Generating...

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

if UNLIT began with [opening] an S (second) it would become S UNLIT (opposite of [otherwise] dark)

27a

Armed criminal in twist has become comic book hero (9)

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1d

See 4

2d

Romeo, as captured by sculptor (8)

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3d

See 4

4d
21d

Awful pity a lout and misanthrope couldn’t care less when customer initially cut off‘Hello? I … ’ (4,4,2,9,2,2,6,4,3,4)

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5d

Passing round pub, predator has cut a dash (6)

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6d

Move, on wind coming up round both poles (8)

Generating...

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

( RE [with reference to; on] + [ FART {wind from the anus} containing {round} { S (south pole) and N (north pole}, giving both poles]) all reversed (coming up)

7d

Head on couch after shows, a bit of a breather? (3,3)

Generating...

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

AIRS (broadcasts; displays; shows) + A + C ( first letter of [head on] C ouch)

8d

All the same, only if all sit? (15)

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16d

Sellers of bunches, fifty however in bunch of five items? (8)

Generating...

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

( L [Roman numeral for fifty] + OR [alternatively ; on the other hand; however]) contained in (in) FISTS ( a bunch of five digits, four fingers and a thumb)

17d

Nothing’s broken as in rebuilt country (8)

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18d

Where a corpse originally buried in a crypt beneath surface of chamber? (8)

Generating...

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

C ( first letter of [surface of] C hamber) + ([ A + C { first letter of (surface of) Corpse}] contained in [buried in] [ A + TOMB [crypt])

20d

Hand, or spleen? (6)

Generating...

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

NEEDLE (irritation, annoyance, spite; spleen can be defined similarly)  d ouble definition

21d

See 4

25d

River kid mentioned? (4)

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