Guardian Cryptic #29844

2025-11-05

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Across

1a

Boatman’s head abroad to retire (3,3)

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4a

Where to write in crossword grid after answer is set down (7)

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

LIGHTS (“where to write in crossword grid”) after A (answer)

9a

The herd passes its days by the sound of the clock (9)

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10a

Raised supports for lids of pans on display in armoire (5)

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11a

Not breathing, leap, neatly catching this (5)

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12a

Foolish to keep every other one of my scraps, no matter what (2,3,4)

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

INANE (“foolish”) to keep [ every other one of ] (m) Y (s) C (r) A (p) S

13a

Set of modifications to kitchen (7)

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15a

Contrarily, say ‘a potty break’ (6)

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

[ contrarily ] <=(e.g. (“say”) + A + MAD (“potty”) )

17a

Reports of can opener, extra small (6)

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19a

Alongside breakfast bar: cocktail function to be rescheduled (7)

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22a

American Right are rebuked, including number one web users (9)

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

A (American) + R (right) + A (are (the land measure)) + CHID (“rebuked”) including N (number) + A (one)

24a

One endless tease with section misplaced. Boatman can be thus (2,3)

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26a

Primate (Catholic) with gas hob? (5)

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27a

Canvasses of Islay and Jura, for example, and Forth (6,3)

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28a

Tap made of metal put back in rear-facing part of house (7)

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

<=(TIN (“metal”), put back ) in [ rear-facing ] <=ROOM (“part of house”)

29a

Mobilise, or Reform gain, re-enabled to move forward (2,4)

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Down

1d

Type of sink of which fables might be spun on completion of refit (7)

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

*(fables) [anag: might be spun ] on [ completion of ] (refi) T

2d

Put together with kitchen appliance (5)

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3d

Stripped out one slum dwelling, rented unfinished for free (9)

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4d

Decoration around worksurfaces: it’s fiddly! (7)

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

AWARD (“decoration”) around W (or) K [ surfaces ]

5d

Suggest island unit of length to satisfy catering needs (5)

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6d

Camouflage guide, say as a shrub (9)

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7d

Balance plates(6)

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8d

perhaps spinning on supports a short time before it tips up (6)

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

ON supports MO (“a short time”) before <=IT [ tips up ]

14d

Loneliness is over: passionate about love (9)

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

IS + O (over, in cricket) + LATIN (“passionate”, as in Latin temperament) about O (love, in tennis)

16d

Something of a charmer, Ma identified as a nymph (9)

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18d

Cross is vandalised and cut (7)

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19d

Counter with one incomplete support half-used (6)

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20d

Kitchen appliance rotates while cooking (7)

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21d

Before music begins, stop man from talking. See you listened to soft rock (6)

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

KING (chess “man”) stopped from TAL (king) + homophone/pun/aural wordplay [ listened to ] of SEE YOU , before M (usic) [ begins ], so TAL-CU-M

23d

Composer discovered tempo initially to be off (3,2)

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25d

Cooker broke (5)

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