Guardian Cryptic #28157

2020-06-11

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Across

1a

Clever person in college once getting most of a subject (8)

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5a

Sweet FA, having turned 19 almost (6)

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9a

Mark tucking into eggs, initially came to one with shell (8)

Generating...

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

SCAR [mark] in E[ggs] + GOT [came {to}]

10a

Thickness of hose from endfire's beginning to go out (6)

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12a

Clueless Tramp will notify editor (3-8)

Generating...

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

I’LL INFORM [Tramp will notify] ED [editor]

15a

Start to put on pair of smalls and hug (5)

Generating...

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

P[ut] + RE [on] + SS [pair of smalls]

17a

Balls from iron in golf, hit stroke over middle of green (9)

Generating...

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

G [golf – phonetic alphabet] + RAP [hit] + SHOT [stroke] round [gr]E[en]

18a

Low-pitched noise from this replacement dog (9)

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19a

Some after sex that's quick (5)

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20a

Boris Johnson is one in pieces, upset with court (11)

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24a

With no scruples, nose goes over line (6)

Generating...

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

A reversal [goes over] of AROMA [nose] + L [line]

25a

Shortly go with male and attract­ive girl to house with land (8)

Generating...

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

ZI[p] [go, shortly] + M [male] + BABE [attractive girl] round [to house] W [with]

26a

Drink shot with slices in (6)

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27a

One beam, say, brought back to son's old property (8)

Generating...

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

A [one] + a reversal [brought back] of SEND [beam – as in ‘Beam me up, Scotty’] and EG [say] + S [son]

Down

1d

Make susceptible drunk sip red with model (10)

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2d

Fixing collar and evening dress, primarily before getting regional tie? (5,5)

Generating...

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

An anagram [fixing] of COLLAR + E[vening] D[ress] + BY  [before, as in ‘Be home by midnight’]

3d

Present behind wrapping paper ultimately for Charlie (5)

Generating...

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

MOON [present behind] round [wrapping] [pape]R

4d

Charge after sweeping road (12)

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6d

Competitors before match experiment in practice (5,4)

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7d

Polish detective in film (4)

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8d

Kind men feeding good person (4)

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11d

Awkward bra, anger miss with fumbling (12)

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13d

Kind of tea written on one board (10)

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14d

Way they might bring up food for Pilates class? (10)

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16d

A record's for playing around clubs? (9)

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21d

Space at front of border for plant (5)

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22d

Rabbits on film (4)

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23d

Woman is con artist (4)

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