Guardian Cryptic #29822

2025-10-10

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Across

1a

First of the States to restrict new pubs (7)

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

First letter of The + N in AVERS (states)

5a

Not many working early to late, say (7)

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9a

Model cake’s good in real life (5,4)

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10a

Prisoner appearing in twisted feature film (5)

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11a

14 to follow story (4)

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12a

Shopping centre advertising in street outsidemost people ignore it (5,5)

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

MALL PR IN in ST

14a

Pay attentionnothing’s holding French and Saunders’ finale back (6)

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

ET (French “and”) + [Saunder]S in NIL, all reversed

15a

Note planet discovered by a student is untouched by human hand (7)

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

N[ote] + [s]ATUR[n] + A + L (student driver)

16a

Film about hot American singer making a comeback (7)

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

Reverse of C (about) + IN (fashionable, hot) + A[merican) + TIT (bird, singer)

18a

Nurse’s job? Get air supply (6)

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20a

One’s brilliant with Wings, Elvis and Queen on bass for example (10)

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21a

Welshman capturing El Salvador? (4)

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24a

Regularly attending academic lectureit’s so long (5)

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

Every third letter of AcaDemIc lEctUre

25a

Loveless marriage? Slow down and get off the phone? (9)

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

UNION less O (zero, love) + STALL (slow down). “Get off phone” in the sense of removing an app

26a

Crew devoured a little exotic sea creature (7)

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

MAN + ATE + E[xotic]

27a

Journalist on paper tried (7)

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Down

1d

Understood 16 across broadcast (excluding Northern Ireland) (5)

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

Anagram of TITANIC (16 across) less NI

2d

He scored six with just one dropped (7)

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

VI (6) + VALID (just) with the I dropping to the bottom

3d

Bloody hellgross national product taking just seconds to bounce back (4)

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

Second letters of hEll gRoss nAtional pRoduct, reversed

4d

Hint to cut some habit at the beach? (8,7)

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5d

Throughout Los Angeles hills, ants ultimately stripped ground (3,5,3,4)

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

A very clever find – it’s an anagram of LOS ANGELES HILLS ANTS, but omitting all the last letters (which are all S)

6d

Clairvoyant’s lie that collapses assuming recording caught(10)

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7d

name provided on stage quicker (7)

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8d

Ruin sex andessentiallywhat’s left of marriage (7)

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13d

Perhaps Olive and Ruby maybe able to hold game (5,5)

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

STONE (e.g. ruby) + RU (Rugby Union, game) in FIT

16d

Bear advancedI’m ready to shoot (4,3)

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TAKE (to bear) + A[dvanced]+ I’M

17d

Worry one isn’t exercising (7)

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19d

Player of golf round stood to make this kind of bread? (7)

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22d

Italy was first after Germany did nothing (5)

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23d

Poses when taking smack on vacation (4)

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

AS (when) + S[mac]K