Guardian Cryptic #27559

2018-07-12

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1a

Queen of puddings? (9)

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

Rather nifty double / cryptic definition: charlotte is a pudding made of fruit and crumbs of cake or bread, presumably named after the queen – and then queen of puddings is an entirely different dessert, topped with meringue

6a

Say, have you any idea who's the love goddess? (4)

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8a

Mother better organised, chaps devoured by her (8)

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9a

Time on river that captures special moments (6)

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10a

Unfortunate windy sound on loo, girl may be heard? (6)

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11a

Haunt accommodating lucky character (retired), oh for the bottle! (8)

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

DEN [haunt] round a reversal [retired] of JIM [ Kingsley Amis’ lucky character ]  + OH

12a

Some steps taken, figured out puzzle (6)

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15a

Watch muscle gets into condition (8)

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16a

Matter involving educating appalling children, primarily? (8)

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

THING [matter] round initial letters [primarily] of Educating Appalling Children – having been a teacher, I daren’t call this &lit, so educating must do double duty

19a

Always playing music, supreme on the fiddle (missing you) (6)

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

Anagram [on the fiddle] of S[u]PREME minus u [missing you] – a musical direction that a piece should be played in the same manner throughout

21a

Free deer trapped by heartless relation (8)

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22a

Metal chain, ounce perhaps? (6)

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24a

Cool Belgian briefly spoken? (6)

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25a

Something read thus in lecture (8)

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26a

Creative wake, say, to see off leader (4)

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27a

In brief drop, royal character getting permission to fly (9)

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1d

Pound in money jar (5)

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2d

Forever youthful wrinkly gal, see, heading for Scotch (7)

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

Anagram [wrinkly] of GAL SEE + S[cotch] – this made me laugh, being rather close to home, except that I don’t like Scotch [Sauvignon, perhaps 😉 ]

3d

In general, it helps to be supple (5)

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4d

Ultimately, subject raised stirred up passionate outbursts (7)

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

[subjec]T + an anagram [stirred up] of RAISED

5d

Broken by premier of chefs, code of added ingredients proves a hindrance (9)

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

E NUMBERS  [code of added ingredients] round C[hefs]

6d

Harrier bound to get black (4,3)

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7d

PM once great leader? (5,4)

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13d

Arctic hooker, she was scuppered by me, I said? (3,6)

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14d

Rose that needs cutting, heavens mother inspired! (6,3)

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

see here WHIC[h] [that, cut] round SKY [heavens] + MA [mother – for the second time]

17d

With little manners, curled snakes on top of you (7)

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

Anagram [snakes] of CURLED + Y[ou]

18d

Officer in triumph observing Scottish valley (7)

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20d

Old curse, fifty squeezed into French accommodation? (7)

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22d

Original character in lady encapsulated by bright talent (5)

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

L[ady] in FAIR [bright]

23d

Some garden perhaps under final flicker of sun, which shines (5)

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

ACRE [some garden perhaps] under [su]N – NACRE = mother-of-pearl