Guardian Cryptic #29850

2025-11-12

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Across

1a

Gnomes check bank (8)

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5a

Voiced foreign drama turned into film (6)

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9a

Preparing a case to tour part of UK, but losing it completely (9)

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11a

Stir up nonsense about fellow compilers (5)

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12a

One on march that was long ago ending with pix to be developed (4,8)

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

An anagram (‘to be developed’) of ‘ago ending’ plus ‘pix’. The Long March was a retreat by the Chinese Red Army in 1934-35.

15a

Second word of fairy story you ponder somewhat (4)

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16a

In front, rich female relative (10)

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18a

Undue influence to get long-established group on the stage? (3,4,3)

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

Definition and literal interpretation.

19a

Information would give one traditional pronunciation of these creatures (4)

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

Can sound like (‘one traditional pronunciation’) NEWS (‘information’).

21a

Committee meeting avoids addressing what should be easy to dispatch (7,5)

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24a

Get very hot right in front of kiln (5)

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25a

Miranda, for one, such a dish (9)

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26a

Guardian’s small admission (6)

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27a

Granny is moving in London society (5,3)

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Down

1d

Dog at a non-feeding stage (4)

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2d

Circle something in pen, which sounds like this? (4)

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3d

Avoid getting key cut (6)

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4d

Large-sounding cross, a tourist attraction (6,2,5)

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6d

Initially happy over normal changes produced by chemicals in body (8)

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

There are various essentially equivalent ways to identify the wordplay, such as: a charade of H (‘initially H appy’) plus O (‘over’) plus RMONAL, an anagram (‘changes’) of ‘normal’

7d

Wholesome common sense in short supply, old PM no good (10)

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8d

Classify as Burmese, say? I rebel (10)

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10d

Rogue erecting false detector (6,7)

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13d

Peaky, unable to make new arrangements? (3,2,5)

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Definition and literal interpretation.

14d

Transporter’s commendable exertion (5,5)

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17d

Perhaps tea here from American is terrible (8)

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20d

Thin gruel, bad to fill TV channel (6)

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22d

Wife provided with one means of communication (4)

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23d

A new fancy to have a change from milk (4)

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

An anagram (‘fancy’) of ‘a new’.