Guardian Cryptic #29824

2025-10-13

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Across

1a

US tourist area’s carbon copy hoax (4,3)

Generating...

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

C[arbon] + APE (copy) + COD (hoax)

5a

Fun right to the end, like a god (7)

Generating...

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

MIRTH with the R moved to the end, plus AS (like)

9a

Could rocks darken? (5)

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10a

Object about obscene gesturefinally arrested (9)

Generating...

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

GROSS + [gestur]E in END (object)

11a

Fit type used to be female’s kitchen aid (10)

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12a

A killer in the main section of motorcade (4)

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14a

Vital sack for heater (8,4)

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18a

Bent on cuts in organisation, India? (12)

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21a

See 6 Down

22a

American academic feels sad for flighty thing (6,4)

Generating...

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

A[merican] + DON (academic) + IS BLUE – the Adonis Blue is a butterfly

25a

Gull menagerie’s back in British promenade (9)

Generating...

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

Reverse of ZOO in B + AMBLE

26a

Brief from short officer on horseback (3,2)

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27a

It expands crude oil trade endlessly (7)

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28a

Police force decline to give area in imperial terms (7)

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Down

1d

Agents interrupted by rogue, noisy male? (6)

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2d

Specialist Guardian/Telegraph leader writer (6)

Generating...

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

PRO (specialist) + US (The Guardian) + T[elegraph]

3d

Junk and smack following fish south (10)

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4d

Explosive red gas without a residue (5)

Generating...

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

Anagram of RED GAS less A

5d

Microwave part (foreignnot German) (9)

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6d
21a

Purloined jumper and tracksuit top came to be settled (4,4)

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7d

Check on stock (8)

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8d

Like Pagliacci touching female star on date (3-5)

Generating...

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

SAD (touching) + F + ACE + D. Pagliacci is a sad-faced clown in the opera of the same name

13d

On the radio, one croons ‘Darling’ which might be piped (5,5)

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15d

Resort area lawyer’s overwhelmed by ‘pathetic zero cut’ (4,5)

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16d

Gave credit to a dead writer taking centre place (8)

Generating...

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

SCRIBE (writer) in A D

17d

Wayward sailor working up marines a lot at first (8)

Generating...

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

AB (sailor) + reverse of ON (working) + R[oyal] M[arines] + A L[ot]

19d

Bond in southern statehe scored! (6)

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20d

Like breaking outside power with English spirit (6)

Generating...

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

P in LIKE* + E

23d

Poor Miss ‘Y’ (5)

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24d

Wally gets told off (4)

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