Guardian Cryptic #29842

2025-11-03

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Across

1a

Society axed expert (7)

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5a

Preserve carton to stuff full (3-4)

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10a

Man who will change sex if promoted (4)

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11a

In hole I repot flourishing plant (10)

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12a

To reporters, team expressed disappointment (6)

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13a

Sort of saw letter being passed round (8)

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14a

Bubbly Pam toying with change (9)

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16a

Special aquarium betrayed lack of cleaning? (5)

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17a

With violence eject unknown dog (5)

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19a

Annoy detectives, if you will (9)

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23a

Immature feelings for one of the herd? (4,4)

Generating...

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

Cryptic (?) definition – perhaps better known as puppy love

24a

Lifts very warm? Result! (6)

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26a

Still deadpan, without leader (10)

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27a

Enticement is a bit off (4)

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28a

The oppositeof ‘prosaic’? (7)

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29a

Don’t travel far enough to suffer? (7)

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

Whimsically, ‘don’t travel far enough’

Down

2d

Mischievous, like Jack? (7)

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3d

Set off without a meal (5)

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4d

This animal can hide in disguise (7)

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6d

Notice about pig on the bus (6)

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7d

In turn quickly rue tiptoe manoeuvre (9)

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8d

One who has more responsibility in the navy than in the army (7)

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9d

Rash not well treated (3-10)

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15d

Forecasters got together away from freezing conditions (3,6)

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18d

Army group also opening map (7)

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20d

Connects up advertisement wrong (5,2)

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21d

Small job for gardener, and one for farrier (7)

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22d

Regularly moving parts of railway line (6)

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25d

Little furry animal wild in Basle (5)

Generating...

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

An anagram (wild) of BASLE – a species of marten