Guardian Cryptic #26749

2015-12-08

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Across

8a

It might be barricaded, so you'll have to pee elsewhere (2-2,4)

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9a

See 10

10a
9a

Pull up second best drink (4,5)

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11a

City's time-consuming trading floor areas, a main obstacle, it's said (10)

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12a

Picture maker shows the doctor punched by a right and left (6)

Generating...

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

A R in [Doctor] WHO + L

14a

Defence of police officer who's in thick with a potentially violent crowd? (4,4)

Generating...

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

As far as I can see this is just a (not very cryptic and rather verbose) definition. Am I missing something?

15a

Check by golfer on each prominent US family member (7)

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17a

Hot sexual desire, no uncontrolled movementthat deserves a medal, maybe! (7)

Generating...

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

H + EROTICISM less TIC

20a

Revolutionary cart heading off with city's protection (8)

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22a

Representations of modern culture left around the state (3,3)

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23a

Mix fluid after rinse (10)

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24a

Drug king apprehended by former athletics star (4)

Generating...

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

K in [Sebastian, now Lord] COE

25a

Misses reverse gear (extremely laborious) (5)

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

Reverse of RIG + L[aboriou]S

26a

Year before getting paid results in hunger (8)

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Down

1d

Foundation spa's dog-washing device (8)

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2d

Very excited starter? (4)

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3d

Launch fitting with a different side indicator (6)

Generating...

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

PROPER (fitting) with the second R changed to L[eft]

4d

To conduct yourself with love in a Quaker family works (7)

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

ACT + O in FRY (Quaker family that included Elizabeth, prison reformer, currently depicted on the £5 note)

5d

It's bad for circulation of mobile toy sales (8)

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6d

Which market researchers might use to sharpen image of pop musicians? (5,5)

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7d

Mark's mathematical symbol covering temperature (6)

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13d

For some students, months of learning literary composition in Her Majesty's care (6,4)

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16d

Plant turning out eg lasers (8)

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18d

Landing a blow and bringing the match alive? (8)

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19d

Name mainly used when king enters (7)

Generating...

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

R in MAINLY. This took me much longer thanit should have because I wanted it to be a word ending in -NYM

21d

Lifting skirt to get onit's not what it seems (6)

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22d

Slapstick exponent encountered by Simon? (6)

Generating...

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

As the nursery rhyme says, “Simple Simon met a pieman going to the fair”. The slapstick exponent would use a custard pie

24d

Examine, top to bottom, listening devices (4)

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

SCAN with S moved to the end. “Cans” is used for “headphones” by sound techncians etc