Guardian Cryptic #29875

2025-12-11

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Across

1a

Still figure divided by three originally in document (7)

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T[hree] in STATUE

5a

Boy on ward providing sheets and packs, say, for building (7)

flowerflowerflower
10a

See 7 Down

11a

Daughter, a thug in gang being a bully (10)

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D + A GOON in RING (gang)

12a

Russian dictator’s elected to push west – 25? (6)

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STALIN with IN moved to the “west” – usually spelled “install”, but this version also exists

13a

Quote recalled about progress is vain (8)

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GO (progress) IS in reverse of CITE

14a

Less spineless person required as old home secretary (9)

flowerflowerflower
16a
3d

Flower in rose originally held by pin, damaged (5,5)

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17a

Bowl initiallymeaning bowl! (5)

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B[owl] + AS IN (meaning)

19a

Thing securing levering mechanism, catch for drawer (3,6)

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ARM (levering mechanism) in BAG (thing, as in “crosswords are my bag/thing”) + NET (to catch)

23a

Happen to see brilliant streaker on road in Marseille? (4,4)

flowerflowerflower
24a

Catch second spoken language (6)

flowerflowerflower
26a

Where vain dolls out to impress beefcake, ultimately? (4,6)

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[beefcak]E in (VAIN DOLLS)*, &lit, referring to the “reality” TV show

27a

See 28

28a
27a

Hundred behind eleven, usually? (7,4)

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29a

In second, worry about that (7)

flowerflowerflower

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2d

Solvent, though having lost a few pounds? (7)

flowerflowerflower
3d

See 16 Across

4d

Cat cut tail off freshwater shrimp (7)

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A truncated (cut) TIDDLES (traditional name for a cat) + the tail of [freshwate]R

6d

Waste parties discussed? (3-3)

flowerflowerflower
7d
10a

Home, with some cord to crosshere? (9,4)

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8d

25 22, someone there doing well (7)

flowerflowerflower
9d

A nut inside hole, bar missing one where missiles launched (4,9)

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15d

Innocent banking leader in office, disenfranchised (9)

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O[ffice] in VICELESS

18d

Salamander often swallowing beef up and last of veal (7)

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Reverse of OX in A LOT (often) + [vea]L

20d

Surface, a block on which coat applied (7)

flowerflowerflower
21d

Reversible trap in identical puzzles (7)

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Reverse of GIN (trap)in SAME

22d

Can is in flat, not closed (6)

flowerflowerflower
25d

Autocrat, flipping idiot finished? (5)

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Reverse of NIT UP