Guardian Cryptic #29955

2026-03-16

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Across

1a

Looking like a Teletubby with a sour expression? (2-5)

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5a

Material is wonderful and no end costly (6)

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9a

Airborne soldier without his dog tag is unnecessarily fearful (8)

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10a

Meat spread left in light shade (6)

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12a

Send girl to do work for tree specialist (12)

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15a

She dropped everything to tour Midlands town (4,6)

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17a
19a

Cannon and Ball (3-3)

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19a

See 17

20a

Like the part of Africa that is below the sand? (3-7)

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22a

Faulty information on the computer (5,7)

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26a

An interval before VAT comes back reduced (6)

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27a

Religious leader who’s gone off the record (8)

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28a

Very small, or a little high (6)

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29a

What dogs do, pleased to see bird (7)

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Down

1d

Without permission snaps A-lister’s breasts (4)

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2d

Tyson’s rage (4)

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3d

Meet to study a strip of grass (8)

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4d

What’s definitely decided is cut with this (5)

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6d

The river that moves vast quantities of goods (6)

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7d

Later I failed to leave car in out-of-town centre (6,4)

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8d

Remember: ring for the babysitter? (4,2,4)

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11d

The pack, or a whole team (6)

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13d

Warmly received, returning to pavilion, exhausted (7,3)

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14d

Vaguely outlined throwing mud at beard (10)

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16d

Put out needing two days to cross river (6)

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18d

Clubs embracing in-your-face charity collection (8)

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21d

Material for path of serious length (6)

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23d

Strength of wines intoxicated (5)

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24d

Scrap part of an alphabet (4)

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25d

Phone to America from prison (4)

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