Guardian Cryptic #29815

2025-10-02

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Across

1a

Maiden with chaps in bed‘Here’s How’ in French (7)

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

M (maiden [over], as in cricket) + MEN in COT

5a

Vegetable to cut, cut and cut (7)

flowerflowerflower
9a

One grand by John Snow house (5)

flowerflowerflower
10a

Juliet’s follower encountered sapper at a distance (9)

flowerflowerflower
11a

March newspaper (10,4)

flowerflowerflower
13a

Sea eagle in summer nest (4)

flowerflowerflower
14a

Composer who repairs the box, we’re told (8)

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Sounds (a bit) like “telly man”

17a

Press and TV nonsense repelled broker (8)

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MEDIA (press and TV) + reverse of ROT

18a

Walkway seen from Piraeus to Athens (4)

flowerflowerflower
21a

Eats with chips.? No sir! Not normally oggies (7,7)

flowerflowerflower
23a

New militia lacking its leader is deployed to ambush (3,2,4)

flowerflowerflower
24a

Piano, not in time, backing viola’s piece (5)

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P + reverse of LATE, with viola referring to the flower

25a

Forever remain popular, a touch dizzy and healthy (7)

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IN (popular) + D[izz]y+ WELL

26a

Train former journalists (7)

flowerflowerflower

Down

1d

Copy in bed (4)

flowerflowerflower
2d

Description of lawyer meanly inferred, possibly, by defendant, initially (2,7,6)

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3d

Record expressions of impatience for ages (6)

flowerflowerflower
4d

Receiving thanks, man! (6)

flowerflowerflower
5d

Source of dates from Lampeter (4,4)

flowerflowerflower
6d

Memo‘What’s left when adult leaves?’ (8)

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REMAINDER less A

7d

Plays for England hereand the rest of us (8,7)

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This seems to be just a rather long barely-cryptic definition, though “plays for England” is trying to mislead us into thinking of sport

8d

Close partner, yet not so (6,4)

flowerflowerflower
12d

Liver and lime mixed with cold pasta (10)

flowerflowerflower
15d

Bunthorne’s Bride is game (8)

flowerflowerflower
16d

Postpone work on aircraft delivery (8)

flowerflowerflower
19d

What’ll suggest fencing material? (6)

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Sounds (exactly, this time) like “what’ll”

20d

In haste, pupils advance (4-2)

flowerflowerflower
22d

Additional luxurious fabric is trimmed (4)

flowerflowerflower