Guardian Cryptic #29879

2025-12-16

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Across

8a

Miserable young guy pocketing nothing for transfer of documents (8)

Generating...

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

DOWN (miserable) + LAD (young guy) round O (nothing)

9a

Pick up chaps for appearance (5)

flowerflowerflower
10a

Hit hard (after reversal) in tie (4)

flowerflowerflower
11a

Trick, say, with art deal that’s corrupt (4,6)

flowerflowerflower
12a

Sharp techies are experts at this in Google’s rival (6)

flowerflowerflower
14a

Explanatory words in top case shortly for analysis (8)

flowerflowerflower
16a

Contend with favourite in climax? (7)

flowerflowerflower
18a

Son with mettle ignoring a cause of trouble? (7)

flowerflowerflower
21a

This person’s friend touring old city is lacking sophistication (8)

Generating...

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

I’m (this person’s) + MATE (friend) round UR (old city)

23a

Amount of money (not half) to break rule possibly makes one melancholy (6)

flowerflowerflower
24a

A nationalist to acclaim somehow having ousted Conservative with regard to a body? (10)

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

A N (nationalist) + an anagram (somehow) of TO AC[c]LAIM minus one c (conservative)

26a

Way of working drained sensuous supermodel (4)

Generating...

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

MO (modus operandi – way of working) + S[ensuou]S, ‘drained’)

27a

Absurd situation with fellow leaving daughter describing a rainbow? (5)

flowerflowerflower
28a

I mention having to move very quickly (2,2,4)

Generating...

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

An anagram (having to move) of I MENTION

Down

1d

Artist in major unconventional ring (4,4)

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2d

Fly among adjoining nations (4)

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3d

Setter, maybe, taken with cricket side in turn on way? (6)

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4d

Lend poster on politician from Ohio (7)

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5d

Source of inflation six ignored in site for mausoleum (4)

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6d

Deal out second testimonial in support of inspector (10)

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7d

Stop or get off network right away (6)

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13d

Where one might find a GP, effectively? (2,8)

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

A GP is a General Practitioner

15d

Designate in hearing thing to be screened (3)

flowerflowerflower
17d

Teacup regularly taken for Greek character (3)

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

Alternate letters of T e A c U p

19d

Horrific rogue’s disturbed writer (8)

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

An anagram (disturbed) of ROGUE’S + ME (writer)

20d

Group curtailed prominent feature in informal discussion (5-2)

flowerflowerflower
22d

Cuckoo over area patrolled by host is one exhibiting wild behaviour (6)

Generating...

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

ANI ( cuckoo )  + (over, in a down clue) A (area) in MC (host) – I had a bit of a problem locating the cuckoo

23d

Moderate Republican beginning to excoriate period of austerity (6)

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

R (Republican) + E[xcoriate] + LENT (period of austerity)

25d

First person in Paris to welcome Dutch premier (4)

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

MOI (first person in French) round D (Dutch) for the Indian premier

26d

Potentially destructive type kept in asylum, otherwise (4)

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

Contained in asylu M OTH erwise