Guardian Cryptic #25225

2011-01-21

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Across

1a

Sadat kept it back being pacific (7)

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5a

Winged beast rejected drink containing herb (7)

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

SAGE in SUP, all reversed

9a

Winger not fully putting on clothes (5)

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10a

Adjudicator's superb breaking weak patent (9)

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

REF ACE in BAD, with “patent” in its adjectival sense of “obvious”

11a

About to get fired? Away and ring the president! (3,3,4)

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12a

Murderer I put in jail (4)

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14a

Worry about endless fury with navy irregularity (11)

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

ANGE[R] + N in STRESS. N on its own for Navy seems a bit dubious.

18a

Street creda fusion of special expertise (5,6)

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21a

Whip old Roman statesman (4)

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22a

In the morning old priest's lecture is to make things better (10)

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25a

Assessor crept in so cunningly (9)

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26a

Mark British and foreign money (5)

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27a

Boy after information that's comprehensive (7)

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28a

First opportunity (7)

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Down

1d

Austria and Germany feud? That's aimless! (6)

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

A + D + RIFT

2d

Thanks poet for jacket (6)

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3d

Booze runs out of case from bottle (10)

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

CHEST (cases) in WINE + R. Winchester bottles , I learn, are used to store corrosive chemicals.

4d

Insurgent endlessly clubs old sound producer (5)

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

REBE[L] + C. The rebec is an old instrument, similar to a violin.

5d

Cleaner hides meat from thief (9)

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6d

Foreman, without hesitation, produces landing gear (4)

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

GAFFER (foreman) less ER (hesitation). The “landing gear” refers to a device used to “land” a fish . (Coincidentally, Gaff is also the pseudonym of an FT setter who appeared for the first time yesterday.)

7d

Oscar set puzzle for philosopher (8)

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8d

African petition to restrict Vikings (8)

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13d

Corrupt impersonator is hunched over (4,6)

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15d

A cur hit me unexpectedly and I'm in pain (9)

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16d

Carrying clothing (8)

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17d

Penny takes craftsman underground (8)

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19d

Spies accept a set of rules in Africa (6)

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

A LAW in MI. Again I’m not sure about MI = spies without a number as in MI5 etc, and (one of my usual bugbears) I don’t like “in Africa” as a definition meaning “a country in Africa).

20d

Dosage ordered for mariner (3,3)

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23d

Large old ship is broad and slow (5)

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24d

Sovereign's appreciation of humorist (4)

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