Guardian Cryptic #28880

2022-10-05

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Across

7a

Clever to be elected, then reject negative promises (9)

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8a

Girl from America in hospital (5)

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9a

Begin to drive dangerously? (9)

flowerflowerflower
10a

Go and snooker player (5)

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12a

Lethargy from United playing sport outside (6)

Generating...

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

U in SPORT*

13a

Rushed scientist grasping origin of radiation in Scotland on vacation (8)

Generating...

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

A double inclusion: R[adiation] in CURIE, all in S[cotlan]D

14a

Jargon is about messages (7)

flowerflowerflower
17a

(10010050 + 1) ÷ y? It might make your head spin (7)

Generating...

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

We have to divide up the big number as 100 100 50, giving C C L, then add ONE, and insert (or “divide by”) Y

20a

Clothes with broader design (8)

flowerflowerflower
22a

Hillary and Donald finally married in nude? Revolting! (6)

Generating...

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

[donal]D + M in NUDE* – a revolting picture indeed. Edmund Hillary (of Everest fame) and Hillary Clinton both spell the name with a double L

24a

Speller's turn to forget first letter (5)

Generating...

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

SWITCH (turn) less the first letter

25a

Shame about boring argument (9)

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26a

5 British chessmen found here (5)

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27a

Fleece follower's family (9)

Generating...

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

SHEEP’ S (followers) + KIN

Down

1d

Kept in trunk, nothing is free (6)

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2d

Safe to criticise play? (5,3)

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3d

Season well, including new thymeexplain recipe for starters (6)

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4d

West Asian monarchy captures rebel leader in this building (7)

Generating...

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

R[ebel] in UK (a monarchy), in THIS*

5d

Writer, 'a god', pens introduction to Ulysses (6)

Generating...

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

U[lysses] in A THOR

6d

Temple in Japan, the one that's hidden (8)

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11d

Woman's fortunate after king abdicates (4)

Generating...

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

LUCKY less K

15d

First wise men on retreat study 'thought' (8)

Generating...

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

1 (first) + MAGI + reverse of DEN (study)

16d

510 — number of the beast? (4)

Generating...

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

Again we have to split the number, as 51 0 or LI O, and add N[umber]

18d

Support for illumination display under 50A? (8)

Generating...

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

50A is L AMP[eres], plus POST (to display)

19d

Cheer Germany-Spain match (7)

Generating...

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

D + E + LIGHT (match, as in “have you got a light?”)

21d

Terribly excited to lose vote to fraud (6)

Generating...

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

EXCITED* less X (vote)

22d

Made to comprehend English degree without Latin (6)

Generating...

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

LEARN (comprehend) + E D less L

23d

Over 16 eating suet regularly used in cooking (3,3)

Generating...

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

Alternate letters of sUeT in reverse of LION (16 down)