Guardian Cryptic #27432

2018-02-14

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Across

1a

Large sum advanced, except for bank vault content? (4,3)

flowerflowerflower
5a

Tasteless entrances by one backward duck (7)

Generating...

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

INS [entrances] + I [one] + a reversal [backward] of DIP [duck]

9a

Bishop withdraws from loaded numbers game (5)

flowerflowerflower
10a

Satisfied with comedy brothers broadcast, all the boxes being ticked? (4,5)

flowerflowerflower
11a

Moving elsewhere, rejected old king breaks into allowance (10)

Generating...

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

A reversal [rejected] of COLE [old king] in RATION [allowance]

12a

Stout-sounding person's last stand? (4)

flowerflowerflower
14a

1,000 quickly pocketed in criminal delightfancy! (4,7)

flowerflowerflower
18a

Managed kitchen in nudedaft as clear soup! (11)

flowerflowerflower
21a

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22a

Variety broadcast: "Miss Fitzgerald at New York" (10)

flowerflowerflower
25a

Receivers question broadcast entertainment (5,4)

flowerflowerflower
26a

Member of rock band that blazed a trail? (5)

flowerflowerflower
27a

Right way to secure Guardian's precise direction (3,4)

flowerflowerflower
28a

Remains of small house one expected (7)

Generating...

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

RES[idence] [small house, as in des res] + I [one] + DUE [expected]

Down

1d

Cut by aluminiumblood everywhere (6)

flowerflowerflower
2d
21a

Peanuts stand stars (6,4)

flowerflowerflower
3d

"Working as fast as possible" at the heart of perverse "British complaint" (10)

Generating...

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

ON [working] + C  [the speed of light – as fast as possible] in an anagram [perverse] of BRITISH

4d

Crafty makeover, note, to get really attractive (5)

flowerflowerflower
5d

Telling off about orange tank tops wrongly taken (3-6)

Generating...

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

Anagram [off] of TELLING round O[range] T[ank]

6d
15d

A comedy classicbut not 13 as far as 7 is concerned (4,4,2,3)

Generating...
7d

Breakfast TV series? (8)

flowerflowerflower
8d

Separate, hellish destination holiday island (8)

flowerflowerflower
13d
24d

Old Nick ogles Oz for moulding into Earth's ideal location (10,4)

Generating...
15d

See 6

16d

Was the leaderhaving gagged Brownmade to take responsibility? (8)

flowerflowerflower
17d

Appear to favour both sides of violin (one taken from Glen) (8)

Generating...

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

STRAD [violin] + D[a]LE [glen]

19d

Medium infiltrates bizarre adult religious authority (6)

Generating...

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

M [medium] in an anagram [bizarre] of ADULT

20d

Bush, being well on right, let off (6)

Generating...

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

MY [well, as an exclamation] + R [right] + an anagram [off] of LET

23d

I say restricting crossword setters is to display fear! (5)

flowerflowerflower
24d

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