Guardian Cryptic #28886

2022-10-12

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Across

8a

Like ten to four on some watches (8)

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9a

Outlaw returned four-poster, say, under arrest (6)

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10a

Time put into needlework producing not a lot of note? (8)

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11a

Volume finished with old size of paper (6)

Generating...

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

QUART (a measure of “volume”) with O (old)

12a

Contrive, in April, reorganised event featuring Irish quarters (15)

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15a
16a

Reversal of plain boundaries not proceeding in upright way (2,3,5)

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16a

See 15

20a

Inside normal UFO, possibly, covering space and time (4-11)

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21a

In very small piece, it's certainly not square (4,2)

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23a

Male quadruped breaks barricades (8)

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25a

Sign name over two others, one of four famous ones (6)

Generating...

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

LEO (star “sign”) + N (name) over N + N (“two other” (names))

26a

Four up, ominously, as the end approaches? (8)

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Down

1d

Economical inclusion of key in opening part of an Italian composition (7)

Generating...

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

Inclusion of A (“key”) in SPRING (“opening part of” The Four Seasons (“an Italian composition”))

2d

Native from one quarter runs to here when thrown out (10)

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3d

eg sole four-letter word, in itself, is harmless (4)

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4d

Become aware of crew reportedly being summoned (4,3)

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5d

Not just 25% of invested capital held by one rich country (10)

Generating...

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

[ 25% of ] IN (vested) + QUITO (“capital”) held by I (one) + US (“rich country”)

6d

Quartet unchanged by upsetting spell (4)

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

If you spell ABBA backwards (or upwards in this case), it still spells ABBA.

7d

One of four players, not a good one, in football club (4,3)

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13d

Making easier page without fourth line I penned in old language inside (10)

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

L (line) + I penned in LATIN (“old language”) inside PAG (e) [ without fourth ] , so PA(L(L(I)ATIN)G

14d

Four-wheeler put away, held by agent still? Not so (10)

Generating...

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

CAR (“four-wheeler”) + ATE (“put away”) held by (James) BOND (secret “agent”)

17d

Reasons with number of Romans in specs, so to speak (7)

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18d

Husband wearing suit in domestic circles (7)

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19d

Part of format the writer used for book (7)

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22d

Needle that's four inches in length (4)

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24d

Observe 19's follower (4)

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