Guardian Cryptic #26138

2013-12-23

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Across

1a

Stocking up time (9)

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6a

Wise man tucked into the turkey (4)

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

=”Wise man”; =”tucked into the turkey”

8a

Making a tidy packet for Christmas, perhaps (8)

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9a

Provides presents (4,2)

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

=”Provides”; =”presents” (a show)

10a

Ingredients relating to cold mince pie (6)

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

=”Ingredients”. RE=”relating” plus C[old] plus (pie)*

11a

Hymns or carols he arranged (8)

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

=”Hymns”; (carols he)*

12a

Christmas morning? Quietly do a runner (6)

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

=”do a runner”. DEC[ember] AM=”Christmas morning?” plus P[iano]=”quietly”

15a

Made a mess but switched on new tree, finally decorated (8)

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

=”Made a mess”. LIT=”switched on” plus (tree)* plus [decorate]D

16a

Chop up bird cooked and eaten at Christmas (5,3)

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19a

Heavenly sight, delightful to the shepherds (3,3)

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21a

Secret of crackers not requiring payment (4-4)

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

=”not require payment”. (Secret of)*

22a

Directions are in the mail for making a warming winter drink (6)

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

=”warming winter drink”. S[outh] and E[ast] are “Directions”, inside POST=”mail”

24a

A gin's knocked back in ancient city (6)

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

=”ancient city”. reversal (“knocked back”) of A TRAP’S=”A gin’s”

25a

Came to an all-night party with Edward (8)

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

=”Came to”. A WAKE=”an all-night party” with NED=”Edward”

26a

Son was first to get a toboggan (4)

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

=”toboggan”. S[on] plus LED=”was first”

27a

Young Christmas trees carried around in sledges (9)

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

=”Young Christmas trees”. (in sledges)*

Down

1d

Slice the turkey with five in mind? (5)

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

=”Slice the turkey”. V=”five” in Roman numerals, inside CARE=”mind”

2d

Parcel I untied reveals an identical one (7)

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

=”identical one”. (Parcel I)*

3d

Pick off the bird (5)

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

=”Pick off”; =”bird”

4d

Wise men state it's miraculous (7)

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5d

One cheers up after second drink (9)

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

=”One cheers”. UP after S[econd], plus PORTER=”drink”

6d

Stuff to eat, as it is cooked (7)

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7d

Christmas meal, followed by kiss and an elegantly carved pipe (9)

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13d

Pepsi Cola provided by the church (9)

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

=”by the church”. (Pepsi Cola)*

14d

Apt phrase describes party wear? (5,4)

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

=”party wear”. (Apt phrase)*

17d

Made provisional arrangements for Christmas? (7)

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18d

Cheer most of the players at end of pantomime (7)

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

=”Cheer”. ELEV[en]=”most of the players” plus AT plus [pantomim]E

20d

See Cinders in transformation scene (7)

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22d

It looks as though the frost has got this bulb (5)

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

=”It looks as though the frost has got this” [colour]; =”bulb” [of sweat, etc]

23d

Level betting how Wenceslas found the snow, heading south (5)

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

=”Level betting”. [deep and crisp and] EVEN=”how Wenceslas found the snow”, plus S[outh]