Guardian Cryptic #26187

2014-02-19

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1a

Lightweight service of no note? (3,4)

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

Something lightweight has “low mass”; in the Roman Catholic liturgy a low mass is one without music, or notes

5a

It was honourable, for Japanese double-decker was open-top? (7)

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BUS HID O (nothing). Bushido is the Japanese “way of the warrior”, or the Samurai way of life

9a
10a

Small time Scots golfer packs in US roundthe price he pays for his driving? (5,9)

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10a

See 9

11a

Here's the latest deplorably bad ratatouille! (4,3,5,2)

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13a

High sea swirling round Sardinia manor houses (4)

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14a

Knowing about false icon, failed to impress (3,2,3)

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17a

Say "That was funny!", then tour model village (8)

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EG (say) in (“toured by”) LOL (that was funny) + AND (then). Legoland (of which there are several – the UK one is near Windsor) is a theme park that is (more apparently than actually) built from Lego bricks

18a

Mausoleum site's £1K value reduced by 33% (4)

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A GRA[ND] – AGra is the site of the Taj Mahal

21a

Strong second eleven players each get forward quickly (4,5,5)

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FULL (strong) + S + TEAM + A HEAD (each)

23a
24a

Where chests are looked after, is writhing outside of emergency room in awful pain (9,5)

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24a

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25a

Passion exhibited in novel case (7)

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26a

Make a better offer (3,4)

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Down

1d

Beastly young spy boss trespassing on Q Division? (4)

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2d

Cycle across carpet with weapon, giving a look of disdain (9,6)

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

THE RING (Wagner’s cycle) in WIG + LANCE. I presume wig=carpet because they both mean “reprimand”; at first I thought it might be an alternative to the slang “rug”, meaning a wig (on your head)

3d

Nameless type in A&E scrape (6)

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BRA[N]D in A [and] E

4d

To repress lecturer going through first of epileptic seizures, stood up (6)

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L in E[pileptic] FITS, reversed

5d

Try very hard to pull replacement player over, collecting cheers! (4,1,3)

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

TA (thank you, cheers) in reverse of TUG SUB[stitute]

6d

Where to get taught in present-day European capital and afflicted round former one (8)

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7d

Christian song corrupted by editor might elicit such a question (2,7,6)

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8d

Open cut? Yes, across road (4,3,3)

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12d

Walk into sci-fi expert's group (5,5)

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MALL (a walk[way]) in SF ACES. The Small Faces were a pop group of the 1960s

15d

Outstanding performer on court contracted canine fever (5,3)

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

C[anine] + LASSA + (“on”) CT

16d

Prisoner's nice warm coat, perhaps sleeveless (8)

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

Not sure about this, but a nice warm coat could be a WINTER NEED, which loses its “sleeves” to become INTERNEE

19d

Smell put up by Liberal, having no principles (6)

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AROMA< + L

20d

"Takeaway" Catholic, well-equipped for child-bearing? (6)

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22d

Noel, Liam & Co are unloved, like Status Quo (2,2)

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

OASIS (band consisting of N + L Gallagher among others) less O