Guardian Cryptic #29840

2025-10-31

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Across

1a

Starchy brown bread’s introduced (7)

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5a

Juicy thing terror, no mistake, Beloved and The Ring (7)

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

T[error] (no mistake) + ANGEL (beloved) + O (ring)

9a

Drink: mole caught when in it? (5)

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

I think this must be a soundalike (caught): mole= insider?

10a

Primates discussing a mix of black and white videos? (5,4)

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

Sounds (unequivocally, I think) like (discussing) ‘grey tapes’

11a

Trick while opening metal container (4,6)

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12a

Sun’s percentage of radioactive gases (4)

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14a

Cleaner linen children put on dry (6,6)

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18a

Leader of government has Boris, Rishi and Liz etc for dinner? They’re all dreadful! (5,7)

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

G{overnment] + HOSTS TORIES – brilliant!

21a

Opera ladies and gentlemen heard? (4)

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22a

Meet requirements in advance, the same provided in probe (3-7)

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

EQUAL (the same) + IF (provided) in PRY (probe)

25a

European city, one featured by magazine from another world? (9)

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

I (one) in MARS ELLE (magazine from another world)

26a

Copybook baldie blotted after shaving of bonce (5)

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

An anagram (blotted?) of [b]ALDIE minus [b]once

27a

Dark Matter seemingly invisible to youth in test (7)

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28a

Arm in difficulty, squashed (7)

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Down

1d

Little monkey in rabbit hole? (6)

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2d

Change Turn of the Screw (6)

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3d

Tractor crashed into teapots? (10)

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4d

See 19

5d

Other, not the first to drink coffeebut this? (3,6)

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6d

What would bring nurse into the school, observing all heads? (4)

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

Initial letters of Nurse Into The School – &lit There’s an interesting  nostalgia-inducing article here , which I haven’t had time to read in full yet

7d

The Sixth Sense and The Others almost like thatit might set one’s heart racing! (8)

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8d

See 23

13d

Reformed, I’m a new man in the drinks business (10)

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

An anagram (reformed) of I’M A NEW + KING (chessman)

15d

Recovery at the death, crabwise? (9)

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16d

A stick, that’s what I am afterhow old can I be? (3,5)

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

A + GEL (stick) + I’M + IT (I can’t quite see how to fit that in)

17d

With shot on a field, a region firstly defendedis it? (4,4)

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

GO (shot) + A LEA (a field) round (defending) A R[egion] – with a cryptic definition

19d
4d

Christian observance very soon put in place in A Christmas Carol (6,5)

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20d

Fold of skin unknown in identification of fish? (6)

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

Y (unknown) in EEL ID (identification of fish)

23d
8d

The Woman in Black, pack leader? (5,2,6)

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24d

Measure force and energy (4)

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