Guardian Cryptic #28429

2021-04-26

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Across

1a

See Englishman about cuts (7)

Generating...

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

A reversal (‘about’) of SPOT (‘see’) plus POM (‘Englishman’).

5a

Easy on Prince Andrew? (2,5)

Generating...

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

It helped here that I blogged a very similar clue with the same answer in the Everyman of January 3, 2021 ; the reference is to an interview given by Prince Andrew in November 2019, in which part of his rebuttal of sexual charges depended on his claim that at the time he was medically unable to sweat.

10a

Tone from this straight trip (1,2,1)

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11a

1 getting Teslabet he crashes! (3,7)

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12a

Human ethical argument finally accepted (6)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘accepted’) of T (‘argumen T finally’) in MORAL (‘ethical’).

13a

Careless hit and run (8)

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14a

Spooner gets B, D#, F# permutations from these instruments (9)

Generating...

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

A Spoonerism of B CHORDS (‘B, D#, F# permutations’).

16a

Endless Jesus raps from the east? Take a break (5)

Generating...

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

‘[j]esu[s] [r]ap[s] with the outer letters of both words removed (‘endless’) and reversed (‘from the east’).

17a

Gem that's mostly white or pink with green sides (5)

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19a

Senior officers kiss cheek (5,4)

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23a

Starting with impenetrable vacant stare, reported appearance of US Mafiosi (4-4)

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24a

Sounds coming from reactionary and half-hearted session (6)

Generating...

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

A reversal (‘reactionary’) of ‘ses[s]ion’ minus an S (‘half-hearted’, which is dodgy here, since the SS is not quite in the middle).

26a

Best not to open this farmno cows unfortunately! (3,2,5)

Generating...

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

An anagram (‘unfortunately’) of ‘farm no cows’.

27a

Some monosaccharides get desiccated (4)

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28a

Prevents tooth enamel defects (7)

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29a

Abundantly rocky planet, last in galaxy (7)

Generating...

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

A charade of APLENT, an anagram (‘rocky’) plus Y (‘last in galax Y ‘).

Down

2d

Result of using tight controls on Middle Eastern leaders (7)

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3d

State half-time wager (5)

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4d

Dish including T-bone (7)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘including’) of ‘T’ in PAELLA (‘dish’).

6d

Single, appearing for the first time, extremely arty, after love(3-3)

Generating...

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

A charade of O (‘love’) plus NEW (‘appearing for the first time’) plus AY (‘extremely A rt Y ‘).

7d

and portrayed as shy (9)

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8d

Purity of peas cultivated by relative (7)

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9d

Disease from Eastbourne, say (7,6)

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15d

Prohibit a clone being developed in this city (9)

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18d

What about mine? A quiet final tribute (7)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘about’) of PIT (‘mine’) plus ”a’ plus P ( piano , ‘quiet’) in EH? (‘what’).

20d

Boot wearer, upset about closure, takes off (5,2)

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21d

Work ethics to welcome mathematical chief boffin (7)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘to welcome’) of M (‘ M athematical chief’) in CHEIST, an anagram (‘work’) of ‘ethics’.

22d

Get the better of idiot joining higher education establishment (6)

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25d

Matilda's mature figure (5)

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