Guardian Cryptic #26826

2016-03-08

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Across

1a

Going to store outside of Everton for baking ingredient (9)

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

LEAVING [going] round [to store] E[verto]N

6a

Bread gets left inside jar (5)

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

CASH [bread – slang] round L [left]

9a

Vacuous geezer, a twit or dope (5)

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10a

Joke without malice but with some bite (9)

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11a

Boy to betray embarrassment, holding another boy's hand (5,5)

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12a

Buzzing used to be on the radio (4)

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14a

They say who's written Times columns (7)

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15a

Enduring stick, going through high seas (7)

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17a

Run in running pump? Not in the main (7)

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19a

Poster plugging good show is boasting (7)

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20a

It's put on eggs bishop's eaten (4)

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

ROE [eggs] round B [bishop – is {not has} eaten]

22a

Preferring to be in hot seatand may need grilling (4-2-4)

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25a

Spin from ex-PM about dissolute man back in office (9)

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

PITT [ex-PM – take your pick] round ROUÉ [dissolute man] + [offic]E

26a

Artist's dry, taking off coat (5)

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27a

Long time before noon (5)

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28a

Play down bribe with newspaper in dodgy deal (4-5)

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Down

1d

Bear with totally heartless employer? One gets fired (5)

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

LUG [bear] + E[mploye]R

2d

Foolish god offered up lily-like flower (9)

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

Reversal [offered up] of SILLY [foolish] RAMA [Hindu god]

3d

Some of capital loans tend, unfortunately, to secure nothing (4,6)

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

Anagram [unfortunately] of LOANS TEND round [to secure] O [nothing]

4d

Spikes drink, with Sprites passed round (7)

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5d

Modern musician's anxiety broaching grand finale in opera (7)

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

ANGST [anxiety] in [broaching] G [grand] A [finale in {oper}A]

6d

Fanatiche willingly boxes champ (4)

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7d

What may be dropped in 3 with a feeling of irritation (5)

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

A ITCH [a feeling of irritation] – an aitch or two might be dropped in East London [3dn]

8d

We're told stable food recipecovered in sauce, it's magic! (3,6)

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13d

A number of workers with joint occupation (10)

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14d

Criminal charge extremely heavy after one's put in can for life (9)

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

RAP [criminal charge] + H[eav]Y after I [one] is put in BOG [can]

16d

With hair receding, this paper's boss is in love (9)

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18d

Tsetse flies around, covering capital of African lands (7)

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

Anagram [flies around] of TSE TSE round A[frica]

19d

Part of Laurel and Hardy not hard to find in a fable that's silly (3,4)

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

[hard]Y in an anagram [silly] of A FABLE

21d

Northerly Polish mother country, as was (5)

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23d

Past tax cut gets acclaim (5)

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24d

Bankrupt's lamenting having wasted £1,000 (4)

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