Guardian Cryptic #29807

2025-09-23

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Across

1a

Fumble about university, emptying it of camp gear (3,4)

Generating...

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

GROPE (fumble) about U[niversit]Y (emptying it)

5a

A tax U-turn if shoddily managed leads into regression (7)

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

A + VAT< (tax, <U-turn) + I[f] S[hoddily] M[anaged] (leads)

10a

Some of these are electric rockers (4)

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11a

Healthy food ruined in bloody university (4,3,3)

Generating...

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

FOOD* (*ruined) in GORY (bloody) + U (university)

12a

Religious person must embrace a church’s subtlety (6)

Generating...

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

NUN (religious person) must embrace A + CE (church, Church of England )

13a

Go to these text locations to find leaks (8)

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14a

Smelling loo, in fact revolting (9)

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16a

It’d be silly to get this plumbing fixture (5)

Generating...

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

(IT’D BE)* (*silly)

17a

Riverbank robber (5)

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19a

Certain to return tackling one or other wrong (9)

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23a

Taking a back seat during war (8)

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24a

Male host enters perfectly (6)

Generating...

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

MC (host) enters TO A T (perfectly)

26a

Model husband claimed regularly to make cheese (6,4)

Generating...

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

(HUSBAND [c]L[a]I[m]E[d])* (*model)

27a

Potential riot from this musical composition (4)

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28a

From policeman, a temporary discharge (7)

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29a

Heavyweight sent back bum for not having a special suit (2-5)

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Down

2d

Out of tune, quality is not the same (7)

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3d

Concerned with evil sticky stuff (5)

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4d

Paint FBI agents into a hole (7)

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6d

Make disapproving sounds, including ‘eff off’ and ‘sit on this’? (6)

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7d

Troubled relatives able to change (9)

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8d

European slob last to bathe (7)

Generating...

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

SLOVEN (slob) + [bath]E (last to)

9d

Hairstyle on Lucy sure to get ruffled as it’s done (4,4,5)

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15d

Charlie wearing extra habit (9)

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18d

Yearn to get a jolly law member? (4,3)

Generating...

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

LONG (yearn) to get A + RM (jolly, Royal Marine ) From the ‘long arm of the law’

20d

In part of month, egocentrics get busy (2,3,2)

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21d

US keeping Iran struggling at first may prevent its enrichment? (7)

Generating...

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

U+U (U’s) keeping IRAN* (*struggling) + M[ay] (at first)

22d

Intelligence and success are trendy (4,2)

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25d

Dish out right measure (5)

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