Guardian Cryptic #27258

2017-07-25

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Across

8a

Opposing party lines (8)

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9a

It's redolent of daisies, or umbrageous roses opening (5)

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10a

Detained three lads on a regular basis (4)

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

Alternate letters of tHrEe LaDs

11a

Security company left to guard tower from rear (10)

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

My LOTP (last one to parse): reverse of ARE TALL (“tower”) in CO L

12a

In a bad way, failing to end pyloric spasms (6)

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

Anagram of PYLORI[c]

14a

Demanding individual senior nurses apply light touch (8)

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15a

Make angry scene in Barking (7)

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17a

Sticks end of stair rod in eye (7)

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

[stai]R + BAR in HUB – my LOI (after getting 6d: I was fixated on “heart”=”core”)

20a

Second coffee and Senior Service for slob (8)

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22a

Fellow Lithuanian, perhaps, is blue (6)

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23a

Spooner's baking disaster is warning to the complacent (4-2,4)

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

Spoonerism of “CAKE UP WALL”

24a

Live with very discontented group (4)

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25a

Sequence from Antonioni tear-jerker (5)

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26a

Rubbish home team lacking player around start of extra time (8)

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

E[xtra] in TEN MEN (a football or cricket team missing one player) + T – I’m not sure a tenement is necessarily a “rubbish” home

Down

1d

The third to rate this clue as "moderate" (4,4)

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

Third letter of raTe + ONE DOWN

2d

Ancient linesman departs following 4-0 upset (4)

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

Reverse of IV-0 + D

3d

Expensive diamonds separating pair from last of money (6)

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

ICE (diamonds) in PR + [mone]Y

4d

She has no illusions about top celebs (7)

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5d

Old bloke seized by desire to be feminine (8)

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

O MAN in WISH

6d

Broken bed, a sorry conclusion to a boozy night out? (5,5)

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7d

Suave Turk removing clothes, source of annoyance (6)

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13d

Miners exit angrily, barely surviving (2,8)

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16d

Tearful under small blanket (8)

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18d

Material from inverted belly button collected by oddly repressed priest (8)

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

Reverse of NAVEL in pRiEsT (omitting the odd letters) – another nice hidden indicator (see also 14a)

19d

Find you near the harbour (7)

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21d

Get support from the French before long (4,2)

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22d

Part of waste disposal system close to gypsy settlement (6)

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

COLON (end of the alimentary canal) + [gyps]Y

24d

Dud and Pete's initial prominence (4)

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

BUM (dud) + P[ete] – reference (in an unusual order) to this pair , of course.