Guardian Cryptic #29834

2025-10-24

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Across

1a

Horrible US car I too exchanged (9)

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6a

What one needs to see clearly in European city (4)

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10a

Briefly scrub middle of pot vigorously? (5)

Generating...

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

An anagram (‘vigorously’) of ‘scru[b]’ minus its last letter (‘briefly’) plus O (‘middle of p O t’) with an &lit definition..

11a

Part of short quiz, perhaps about medical speciality (9)

Generating...

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

Over to you: I cannot see any justifiable wordplay – at a stretch, CONT[est] might be a ‘short quiz perhaps’, but the envelope contents tell me nothing.

12a

Little choice in this as soldiers arrange uniform clothes (3,4)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘clothes’) of MEN (‘soldiers’) in SET (‘arrange’) plus U (‘uniform’).

13a

Way to give in and make pasta (7)

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14a

Inside damage hampers prison’s key (13)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘hampers’) of PEN’S (‘prison’s’) in IN (‘inside’) plus DISABLE (‘damage’).

17a

Knock out any radical listening 11 (8,5)

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21a

Slippery creeper in German city colder after opening shed (7)

Generating...

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

A charade of G (‘German’) plus LA (‘city’) plus [i]CIER (‘colder’) minus its first letter (‘after opening shed’).

22a

Appellation of South American country that’s not independent (7)

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24a

Travelling author is reportedly expressing anger about temperature (9)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘about’) of T (the first one, ‘temperature’) in I (the ‘author’ of the clue) plus INERANT, sounding like (‘reportedly’) IN A RANT (‘expressing anger’).

25a

Asian cleaner content to mend hob initially (5)

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26a

Bee has to swarm around (4)

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27a

Lead weapon with tip (9)

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Down

1d

Butcher two turkeys at home (8)

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2d

Son’s in bottom bed (5)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘in’) of S (‘son’) in ROOT (‘bottom’).

3d

One helping pupils to see arrives unexpectedly with card (7,7)

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4d

Stop officer speaking as represented here (7)

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5d

Models showing more than enough onboard (7)

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7d

Fancy veneer over work unit is remaining fresh (9)

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8d

Maybe Kite’s sun gel (6)

Generating...

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

Triple definition.

9d

One who got up and chaired brokers’ assembly (9,5)

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15d

Short, dull artist leaving one section for stage (9)

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16d

American winger from United blocking lively dribble (8)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘blocking’) of U (‘United’) in BLEBIRD, an anagram (‘lively’) of ‘dribble’).

18d

Goes through the unfinished books (7)

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19d

Brunettes originally turned up, embracing prize (7)

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20d

Kinky male geisha not happy at first produces discrimination (6)

Generating...

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

An anagram (‘kinky’) of M (‘male’) plus ‘geis[h]a’ minus the H (‘not H appy at first’).

23d

A pronounced opportunity for love (5)

Generating...

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

A charade of ‘a’ plus DORE, sounding like (”pronounced’) DOOR (‘opportunuty’),