Guardian Cryptic #27759

2019-03-04

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Across

8a

Ordinary seaman's two sets of cards (8)

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9a

Lighter to bump into (5)

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10a

Extent of some software amazing (4)

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11a

Welcome s-success, to be admitted here (4,2,4)

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12a

Runs after luggage round hotel (6)

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

H in CASES

14a

Marines trained for a year in academy (8)

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15a

Serious tennis played by European (7)

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17a

Gangster catcalls heard in capital (7)

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20a

Competition one may have in the bag (4,4)

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22a

Holiday emergency! (6)

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23a

Such a gripping tale we hear (10)

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24a

Old British settler needed for 20? (4)

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25a

Rear small bird (5)

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26a

150 of the Romans stand for disinfectant (8)

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

150 is CL in Roman numerals, and Cl is the chemical symbol of, or stands for, Chlorine

Down

1d

Patience when abused may succeed in circling the world (4,4)

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2d

Bird that sounds piercing (4)

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3d

Ways to secure love that inspires pity (6)

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4d

Look up to speaker's lazy eyes (7)

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5d

A British girl put on pounds: unusual? (8)

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6d

Don't purify murky depth (10)

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7d

Before St David's Day the Guardian declares a republic (6)

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

WE (the Guardian) + 1 MAR (St David’s Day)

13d

Petty criminal who tells on his accomplices? (5,5)

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16d

Only for men: old woman has time still (8)

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18d

Call about oven for cooking (8)

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

OAST (oven) in RIN (call)

19d

Dog we held up in entrance (7)

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

Reverse of WE in BITCH

21d

Stop thief! (6)

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

Arresting a thief would stop him, so it’s a (rather weak) cryptic definition. A pity that “thief” appears in the clue so soon after 13d, where it’s part of the answer

22d

Mule is chewing cereal (6)

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24d

Panel put into a box (4)

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