Guardian Cryptic #26976

2016-08-30

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Across

1a

Content to leave Essex cabbie with pint in bar (6)

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

E[sse]X C[abbi]E [‘content’ having left] + PT [pint]

4a

Polish revolutionary moving to West as chubby-cheeked child (6)

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9a

Regularly scrubbing toughened moulding (4)

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10a

One reportedly defames northern folk (10)

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11a

Reviewing cannabis? Mine is excellent (6)

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

Reversal [reviewing] of POT [cannabis] + PIT [mine]

12a

Irresistible filling of tenth piece of cake (8)

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13a

Achy shaking stopped by iodine, salt and kaolin (5,4)

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

Anagram [shaking] of ACHY round [stopped by] I [iodine] + NaCl [sodium chloride – salt]

15a

Record in field event reduced by a third (4)

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16a

Argument about bathroom fittings (4)

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17a

It could be William Spooner's cherished reputation (5,4)

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

‘Nursed fame’ – Spooner’s cherished reputation: as one who isn’t usually fond of  Spoonerisms, I liked this one!

21a

Ridiculous ringtone is a gas! (8)

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22a

She doesn't appear to eat innards of fowl (2-4)

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24a

Celebrities dropping litter at Ickworth House (10)

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25a

Obsequious Oscar is sly when abandoning ship (4)

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

O [Oscar – phonetic alphabet] + I[s s]LY [abandoning ss – ship]

26a

Live on border (6)

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27a

Animal rights dividing supporters (6)

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Down

1d

Language coming from artless earthlings (7)

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

Anagram [coming from] E[art]HLINGS

2d

Males in court case (5)

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3d

Pair doctored photo of a Greek god (7)

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5d

Scottish football team loves red suit (6)

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6d

Disconcert discounter discounting small discount (9)

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7d

Corbyn: "I struggle to be broodingly handsome" (7)

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8d

Power outage, possible source of conflict (10,3)

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14d

Complaint of writer about the British clearing banks (9)

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

Reversal [about] of PEN [writer] + [t]H[e] [b]RITIS[h] [minus first and last letters – banks]

16d

Elitist rifle range welcoming dilettante (7)

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18d

English teacher and students getting up when day breaks (7)

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

Reversal [getting up] of E [English] SIR [teacher] + NUS [National Union of Students]

19d

Low walls of national interest illuminated by night (7)

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

MOO [low] + N[ationa]L I[nteres]T

20d

Accepted a good vibrator (6)

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

A G [good] REED [vibrator]

23d

Trail of droppings leads to shamefaced Rupert Bear (5)

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

First letters [leads] of Shamefaced Rupert round [bear] POO [droppings] – brilliant  construction and surface and another favourite