Guardian Cryptic #26527

2015-03-24

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Across

1a

Fling with hunk is wild fantasy (7,8)

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9a

It interrupts humming noises around bit of ear (7)

Generating...

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

Reversal [around] of IT in [interrupts] PURRS [humming noises – think car engines rather than cats, I think]

10a

Drop enthralling pretencesome can't tolerate it (7)

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11a

Length of suffering in EastEnders (3)

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12a

Soldier secretes data about secret affairs (7,4)

Generating...

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

PRIVATE [soldier] round [secretes] a reversal [about] of FILE [data]

13a

Troops hard to movethey've no backbone (10)

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15a

Dope employed by ministry of external affairs? (4)

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18a

Tax office (4)

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20a

Guardian's reputation protected in explosive event (10)

Generating...

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

OUR NAME [Guardian’s reputation] in TNT [explosive]

23a

Curse hum during a big road race (11)

Generating...

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

BO [hum] in A M1 [ a big road] + NATION [race]

25a

Mischief-maker in German football team? (3)

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26a

Composer's voguish impromptu's beginning after gong (7)

Generating...

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

IN [voguish] + I[mpromptu] after BELL [gong]

27a

Addicts holding party, with old lady in a state (7)

Generating...

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

AA [Alcoholics Anonymous – addicts] round [holding] LAB [party] + MA [old lady]

28a

Game and stunt, ie a loser gets shot (7,8)

Generating...

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

RU [Rugby Union – game] + an anagram [gets shot] of STUNT IE A LOSER – &lit[tish]

Down

1d

Cut up empty truce, ultimately null and void (9)

Generating...

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

Reversal [up] of SAW [cut] + T[ruc]E + [nul]L AND

2d

Butcher divides stock in cooking vessel (7)

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3d

Van given warning to leave (8)

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4d

Feature seemingly holy renaissance artist (5)

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5d

National President meets king (9)

Generating...

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

HOLLANDE [François, French President] + R [king]

6d

Cracking clue in fundamental parts (6)

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7d

A Welshman, a Scotsman and an African (7)

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8d

Aquatic bird I see leaving frozen mass, going north (5)

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14d

Test elastic bra and top on one running (9)

Generating...

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

Anagram [elastic] of BRA and TOP + I [one] + ON [running, eg like a tap]

16d

Old fruit beneath Bullingdon club member getting end away? (3,2,4)

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17d

Drops not out, with Nadal covering lines (8)

Generating...

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

RAFA [Nadal] round IN [not out] + LL [lines]

19d

Trojan's raging lust around foreign king (7)

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21d

Well fed grainit's evenly cultivated (7)

Generating...

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

Even letters of wElL fEd GrAiN iT

22d

Runs car round one Italian resort (6)

Generating...

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

R [runs] + MINI [car] round I [one]

23d

50% reduction on foam rubber that's light in the middle (5)

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24d

Idealised notion kept up by monogamists (5)

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