Guardian Cryptic #28876

2022-09-30

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Across

8a

Drop car into vessel (8)

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9a

Shakespeare character in car, on the phone? (6)

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10a

Throw son into Jaguar, for example (4)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘into’) of S (‘son’) in CAT (‘jaguar, for example’).

11a

Still writing equipment being discussed (10)

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12a

A metal-plated American car of old (6)

Generating...

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

An envelope (-‘plated’) of US (‘American’) in ‘a’ plts TIN (‘metal’-).

14a

Awful car pinched by Nazi (8)

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15a

Renault changed gear (7)

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17a

Carrying family member, car reversed round the bend (7)

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20a

Car: a car keeping right entering motorway (8)

Generating...

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

A double envelope (‘keeping’ and ‘entering’) of R (‘right’) in ‘a’ plus SEAT (Spanish ‘car’ manufacturer, now owned by Volkswagen) in MI (M1, ‘motorway’).

22a

Revealed in Volkswagen datasomething hidden? (6)

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23a

Backing car, around which walkers with torch finally set out at night? (5,5)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘around which’) of ALSET, a reversal (‘backing’) of TESLA (‘car’) in FEET (‘walkers’) plus H (‘torc H finally’).

24a

Car, not posh, a good deal (4)

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25a

Poached eggs first, no cereal, the bacon last of all (6)

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26a

Place on a road for old car (8)

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Down

1d

Bond with gun breaking rule, I suspect (8)

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2d

Proper to impound a car (4)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘to impound’) of ‘a’ in FIT (‘proper’).

3d

Car is not entirely all there after demolition, ultimately (6)

Generating...

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

A charade of N (‘demolitio N ultimately’) plus ‘is’ plus SAN[e] (‘all there’) minus the last letter (‘not entirely’).

4d

Cover uncultivated land in middle of desert (7)

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5d

Dried soup ingredient (se_ed?) (5,3)

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6d

Build battlements when Norman's head is found in basket, dead (10)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘is found in’) of N (‘ N orman’s head’) in CREEL (‘basket’) plus LATE (‘dead’).

7d

Fruit squash almost covers it (6)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘covers’) of ‘it’ in CRUS[h] (‘squash’) minus the last letter (‘almost’). CITRUS is a kind of fruit, or the trees that prodece them

13d

Ragged clothes, the lotcheck fabric (10)

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16d

Notice giant panda initially confused, adjusting to environment (8)

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18d

On hearing car, someone leaning to the right (8)

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19d

Various birds on roof of edifice (7)

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21d

Car needing a wash, last of water brought in (6)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘brought in’) of R (‘last of wate R ‘) in ‘a’ plus BATH (‘wash’), for the Italian racing and road car manufacturer.

22d

A quiet sheep in blessed retreat (6)

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24d

Reportedly cool place for car (4)

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