Guardian Cryptic #28579

2021-10-18

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Across

1a

It's prepared during social event in space (8)

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5a

Setter's role is to communicate (6)

Generating...

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

A charade of I’M (‘setter’s’) plus PART (‘role’).

9a

Ruminant and insect run away to get married (8)

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10a

Royal runs off, allegedly (6)

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11a

Sacrifice bad English jewellery (8)

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12a

Spouse detailed to return with catch (6)

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14a

Assorted charts lead to places of worship (10)

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18a

Butcher left these with a set of choppers (5,5)

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22a

Cut out tax (6)

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23a

Make light of not working after performance (4,4)

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24a

Clergyman keeping company with another (6)

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25a

New star dies in accident (8)

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26a

Leftie eating endless leeks smelt awful (6)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘eating’) of ‘[r]eek[s]’ ‘[l]eek[s] minus both ends (‘endless’) in RED (‘leftie’).

27a

Passion leading to hot dispute in airport (8)

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Down

1d

Monster depriving old horseman of oxygen (6)

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2d

Leave the outskirts of Seville with upper-class twit (3,3)

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3d

Everyone at university about to appeal (6)

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4d

Capital trick involving hen being changed into paper leaf (10)

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6d

Prepared to go round a bottom­less piece of ice that's steep (8)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘to go round’) of ‘a’ plus RIN[k] (‘piece of ice’) minus its last letter (‘bottomless’ in a down light) in MADE (‘prepared’). Quite devious, with not the first ‘piece of ice’ that comes to mind, and the definition ‘steep’ as a verb.

7d

Newborn adopted by holy man rejected as strange (8)

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8d

Unlawful occupation of locked resort? (8)

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13d

Mistress in a chateau having friendly talk with girl (10)

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15d

Culprit placed old farthing on part of fireplace (8)

Generating...

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

A charade of O (‘old’) plus F (‘farthing’) plus FENDER (‘part of fireplace’).

16d

Instructed to include seal to prevent entry (8)

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17d

Gnome set out to find precious rock (8)

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19d

Despot's extremely tetchy outburst (6)

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20d

One may carry drink (6)

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21d

Article represented a patron saint (6)

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