Guardian Cryptic #29867

2025-12-02

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8a

Deduce gold found across island is substandard (8)

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

INFER ("deduce") + OR ("gold", in heraldry) across I (island)

9a

Market unpopular permit (6)

flowerflowerflower
10a

Let’s rise up with unlimited energy (8)

flowerflowerflower
11a

Brigand put rodent in dish (6)

flowerflowerflower
12a

Cellists forking out for small gifts (8,7)

flowerflowerflower
15a

Jerk succeeded in plans to return (5)

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

S (succeeded) in <=MAPS ("plans", to return )

16a

Main setter’s disreputable (5)

flowerflowerflower
20a

Ignored cyclist cycling around back of van alarmingly (15)

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

*(ignored cyclist) [anag: cycling ] around [ back of ] (va) N

21a

God of love following a vote (6)

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

O (love, in tennis) following A + POLL ("vote")

23a

Hotel with concept and means to provide refuge (8)

flowerflowerflower
25a

Sense one unit changed with time (6)

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

I (one) + *(unit) [anag: changed ] with T (time)

26a

Sorted out and replaced bottoms of shoes worn by Victor (8)

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

RESOLED ("replaced bottoms of shoes") worn by V (Victor, in the NATO phonetic alphabet)

Down

1d

After eleven alien enters some concern (7)

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

XI ("eleven" in Roman numerals) + ET (extra-terrestrial, so "alien") enters ANY ("some")

2d

Rearrange Colt pieces to be capable of retraction and protrusion (10)

flowerflowerflower
3d

Awful funeral songnot good (4)

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

DIR (g) E ("funeral song", not G (good))

4d

Quiet about wise man making forecast (7)

flowerflowerflower
5d

Remark about pelvis regularly getting flatter (10)

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

COMMENT ("remark") about P (e) L (v) I (s) [ regularly ]

6d

Prison unrest I resolved partly (4)

flowerflowerflower
7d

Saucy uniform heads of resources brought to upset (7)

flowerflowerflower
13d

Tons unsaid about details (3,3,4)

flowerflowerflower
14d

Inadequate Los Angeles blokes on board (10)

flowerflowerflower
17d

I am trapped in unsuitable inverted drum (7)

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

I'M (I am) trapped in <=INAPT ("unsuitable", inverted )

18d

Hear son running to Portuguese woman (7)

flowerflowerflower
19d

Caught less productive maid perhaps (7)

flowerflowerflower
22d

Oaf left unconscious (4)

flowerflowerflower
24d

Short dance record (4)

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

[short] DISC (o) ("dance")