Guardian Cryptic #27904

2019-08-20

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4a

Discovered Maharishi is main­taining particular religious beliefs and practices (6)

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6a

Bad state of service? One's incensed! (4,4)

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9a

Metal content of zinc (6)

Generating...

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

I was at a complete loss here but Gaufrid came to the rescue: IN is the ‘content’ of zINc and also the chemical symbol for INDIUM

10a

Best meal? But it's not b___ cooked! (8)

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11a

GP goes berserk, having inwardly longed for some breakfast? (7,4)

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15a

Plan to have drunk a dram of Pittyvaich, for starters (4,3)

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

An anagram [drunk] of A DRAM + initial letters [starters] of Of Pittyvaich

17a

Tuft of hair that's a neat touch? (7)

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18a

Air bed in square 10 is somehow losing air badly? Have words with oneself (11)

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

LILO [air bed] in an anagram [somehow] of SQUARE IO [ten] IS minus an anagram [badly] of air

22a

Recommend a solicitor? (8)

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23a

Seductive dancer's short time gyrating in exchange for money (6)

Generating...

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

A reversal [gyrating] of MO [short time] in SALE [exchange for money – as a noun] for the dancer who seduced Herod

24a

Playing for USA, has two identical hands in card game (3,5)

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25a

Ordering of essential bits of cash as foreign capital (6)

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1d

In that capacity, a fascist group beheaded the Miller's Son (2,4)

Generating...

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

A SS [a fascist group] + [m]UCH [Much – the Miller’s Son, one of Robin Hood’s Merry Men, minus his first letter – ‘beheaded’]

2d

Bad smell stopped by one reason­able sort of detergent (10)

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

BO [bad smell] round [stopped by] I [one] + LOGICAL [reasonable]

3d

Using winch as a cranky tool (8)

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4d

Jumpers displaying small fish (8)

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5d

Old woman having meal out in the Old Ship (8)

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7d

A drink only just opened? (4)

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8d

Killed a large number (4)

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12d

Plead ignorance initially about right sort of hair remover (10)

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

An anagram [about] of PLEAD I[gnorance] + TORY [right]

13d

Bit of a boob, perhaps, if is back on ecstasy (8)

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

All I could see here was a reversal [back] of IS at the beginning and a final E for ecstasy until Gaufrid pointed out that it’s chemical symbols again – SI = SILICON

14d

Trump's 'pesky bugs' giving bum steer to extremely sick European? (8)

Generating...

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

An anagram [bum] of STEER after the first and last letters [extremely] of SicK + E [European] – a reference to the fly that was caught in the POTUS’ hair during a speech: Trump is in the clue to indicate that SKEETERS is American slang for mosquitoes

16d

Bit of a bar fight? It'll play out noisily, unless you keep the lid on it (5,3)

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19d

Mineral primarily a compound of 13, reduced by measure unknown (6)

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20d

Leading Indian once serving 7up (4)

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21d

Like 11 once were, where it's 11 v 11 (4)

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