Guardian Cryptic #29959

2026-03-20

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Across

8a

Originally, baker oversupplied lightly – 13 – he often leaves éclair in safe place (4-4)

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9a

Zero tolerance finally adopted during time off (5)

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10a

Slightly rotten greeting yelled (4)

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11a

Intrude, all agitated and surly (3-7)

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12a

The reverse of ‘dark’ and ‘night’? (6)

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14a

And also not included in song: Hamilton’s lead wanting direction (3,5)

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16a

Gunman’s order delivered with difficulty, it’s implied (5,2)

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18a

Excellent: room’s confining, at last, Bruno Mars (7)

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21a

Zoned out: this is ignoring the writer’s parts (8)

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23a

Figure set around mostly satisfactory constant (6)

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24a

Border has shown up throttling power in world? Not half (10)

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26a

Relief: American sizes successively decreasing (4)

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27a

I’m surprised by cellists’ kit that’s heard in woodwinds (5)

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28a

Rebutted curt prig with one book, The Agony and the Ecstasy? (8)

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Down

1d

Amino acid tipped for synthesis in volcanic island (8)

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2d

Playing autoharp; regrettably a pro’s left it in a state (4)

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3d

Using cunning, zip about No 4 in Second Eleven (6)

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4d

Dance, as Marillion song on the radio (7)

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5d

A drowned valley that’s conveyed by piping (4)

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6d

Deduce spoof largely concocted with AI instructions? (10)

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7d

Hopefully, with finale from tenor to replace bass, producing calm (2,4)

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13d

Was Spice Girl impersonating duck that’s low-pitched and resonant? (10)

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15d

Middle of Feb, day in early May, or one late in Dec? (3)

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17d

Sunhats: oddly ignored means of preserving life (3)

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19d

Composition part #2 (8)

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20d

Sicilians possibly expelling a Milanese, awkwardly (7)

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22d

Character in GlobeRoneo?Not quite (6)

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23d

Former student crowned by those peoplewise guys (3,3)

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25d

Peep Show regularly lost money in Philippines (4)

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26d

Milesperhaps not 500 – in cars offered here (4)

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