Guardian Cryptic #28863

2022-09-15

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Across

1a

Sign made by soldier at Agincourt? (6)

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5a

Delay supplying treenew date needed for planting (4,4)

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9a

Showing off is fair (8)

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10a

Saw a knight after travail (6)

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11a

Refuse stuff tossed back (4)

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12a

Not the first mistake made by fielder? (6,4)

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13a

Member of group to project sounds (6)

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14a

Left always needs time to gain influence (8)

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16a

Story that could be seen as a clue to Times? (4,4)

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19a

Head of fish, with first bit cut off (6)

Generating...

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

“snapper”(a seawater food fish) minus its 1st letter ( with first bit cut off ).

21a

Entertainment as pretties become naughty(10)

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23a

inducing this in fluster? (4)

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24a

Book that's turned up on radio (6)

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25a

Study about indifferent male farmers (8)

Generating...

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

DEN(a study/a room where when can be private) containing ( about ) [ AIRY(indifferent/treating something casually) + M(abbrev. for “male”) ].

26a

What makes edges ultimately neater? (8)

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

Last letter of ( … ultimately ) “ hedges ” + TRIMMER(neater/more orderly).

27a

Green maybe inclined to talk too much about beginning of revolution (6)

Generating...

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

GASSY(inclined to talk too much about trivial matters) containing ( about ) 1st letter of ( beginning of ) “ revolution “.

Down

2d

Percent lost came to be worked out in insurer's estimate (11,4)

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3d

Hard cheese? No thanks, when eating a vegetable! (7)

Generating...

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

H(abbrev. for “hard”, as with lead pencils) + “ricotta”(a soft Italian cheese) minus ( No ) “ta!”(thanks/thank you) containing ( when eating ) A .

4d

Antwerp is unfortunately suffering from stormy weather (9)

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5d

Sound of soldier in pub (7)

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6d

Crime of minister initially denied (5)

Generating...

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

“parson”(a minister in the clergy) minus its 1st letter ( initially denied ).

7d

Novice? One missing out with exploitative type in pocket (7)

Generating...

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

“tiro”(or “tyro”/a novice or beginner) minus ( … missing out ) “I”(Roman numeral for “one”) plus ( with ) USER(an exploitative type/one taking advantage of others).

8d

Sense single man's suffering from futility (15)

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15d

Putting a coat on, eg never shivering outside home (9)

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17d

Must I lie around without energy? Drugs could be the answer (7)

Generating...

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

Anagram of ( … around ) “ Must I lie ” minus ( without ) “e”(symbol for “energy” in physics).

18d

Person with needle and cotton maybe securing a thread? (7)

Generating...

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

MENDER(one with needle and cotton could/maybe be mending something torn) containing ( securing ) A .

20d

Old city flourishing with distinguished artist (7)

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22d

Article placed on top of room unit (5)

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