Guardian Cryptic #29838

2025-10-29

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Across

1a

Measures showing vitamin in fruit (6)

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4a

A pastry poet hasn’t finishedthat’s more than enough (8)

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

A BUN + DANT[e]

9a

Half of London at home in reserved community (6)

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10a

Scandal broke but with practically nothing behind it (4,4)

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11a

Force breezy mafiosa to become a benefactor (5,9)

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13a

Surprisingly lush poetry that contains a lot of padding (10)

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14a

Sentry abandons uniform and retreatsit’s a nuisance (4)

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

Reverse of GUARD less U

16a

Excessively praise ingredient in mushy peas (4)

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18a

Flat part of silly wager will spoil the fun (3,7)

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

LANK (flat?) in WET (silly) BET

21a

It displays heat from lighter magma in flux (7,7)

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23a

Clearance given for Crown allowance (8)

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24a

What’s a common alternative to standard academic request for repeat (6)

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25a

Prepares to follow detective’s case, so gets off at Waterloo? (8)

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

D[etectiv]E + TRAINS (prepares)

26a

Messenger getting stuck into another messenger (6)

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Down

1d

Small volume that has some bite (4)

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2d

Free houseplant, wilted and missing plastic pot (7)

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

Anagram of HOUSEPLANT less anagram (plastic) of POT

3d

Finance Spooner’s class stadium in the US (8)

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

Spoonerism of “rank bowl”

5d

Crack appearing because construction worker is bent (8,3)

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6d

Idea that’s impossible for one to get into (6)

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

I in NOT ON

7d

Alternative way to ask about buying more drink? (7)

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8d

Go off authority and become less liberal (4,5)

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12d

You will be sick hearing this (3,4,4)

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

If someone tells you to get well soon it means you must currently be ill

13d

Single or just divorced? It could be both! (9)

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15d

English for example long for Scottish union over time (8)

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

LANG (Scots “long”, as in “Auld Lang Syne”) + U[nion] + AGE

17d

Woven carpets already fashioned (7)

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19d

Country that includes a huge variety of creatures (7)

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20d

In central Rome, clergy retain vow of silence (6)

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22d

These men had ideas finally to deliver objectives (4)

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