Guardian Cryptic #29821

2025-10-09

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Across

8a

Mean weapon for lectures, say (8)

flowerflowerflower
9a

Circle in a ring (5)

flowerflowerflower
10a

Isle, 2 down and red, essentially (4)

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

SKY (blue) + [r]E[d]

11a

Nothing fired back, going one way in battle formation (4,6)

flowerflowerflower
12a

Last of champagne put in punch before a party (6)

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[champagn]E in FIST + A

14a

Those getting hot as I storm off (8)

flowerflowerflower
15a

Some skinfuls necked at auditor’s anticipated error? (7)

flowerflowerflower
17a

Out of sight, he parts (7)

flowerflowerflower
20a

Order after toilet breaks certainly not fresher (8)

flowerflowerflower
22a

Pick up venture where leader hidden (6)

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A beheaded PRESUME (to venture)

23a

Proceeds securing numerous tasty rolls for starters, alongside party dips (10)

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DO (party) + N[umerous] T[asty] R[olls] in WENDS (proceeds)

24a

2 down nest almost knocked over (4)

flowerflowerflower
25a

Reportedly pale 2 down, might that be? (5)

flowerflowerflower
26a

Criminality all attributed to criminal hit (8)

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Down

1d

Part of Cambridge vision detailedis that fundamental? (8)

flowerflowerflower
2d

Crew member, down and dirty (4)

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Three definitions – someone who represents Cambridge (or the other place) in sports, e.g. rowing; sad; and obscene (as also in 24 across)

3d
22d

Cambridge University refitting King’s with a urinal (6,6)

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4d

Fancy man when in college (7)

flowerflowerflower
5d

Penguin or peacock? (8)

flowerflowerflower
6d

Measure clues in Cambridge company (10)

flowerflowerflower
7d

College student’s last drink (6)

flowerflowerflower
13d

AstraZeneca etc sees image through lens, if blurred (7,3)

flowerflowerflower
16d

With minimum of equity to invest, financial ruin evident for Churchill College? (8)

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E[quity] in PM (e.g. Churchill) + BROKE (ruined)

18d

Returning treasure, cry stifled (8)

flowerflowerflower
19d

College venture involves working as coder, say? (7)

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IN I.T. in TRY (venture)

21d

Bighead is overwhelmed by rare showbiz achievement (6)

flowerflowerflower
22d

See 3

24d

O dear (4)

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