Guardian Cryptic #28892

2022-10-19

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Across

7a

Predicament about marine predator in holiday resort (7)

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8a

Backing rich man with problem round old French house (7)

Generating...

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

A reversal (‘backing’) of NOB (‘rich man’) plus ROUB, an envelope (’round’) of O 9’old’) in RUB (“Ay, there’s the rub”, ‘problem’).

9a

What remainers do, eg accepting Brexit ultimately (4)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘accepting’) of T (‘Brexi T ultimately’) in SAY (‘eg’).

10a

Cavalier and knight stopping a flu cure working (9)

Generating...

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

An anagram (‘working’) of N (chess notation, ‘knight’) plus ‘a flu cure’.

12a

Dolly, perhaps, was 151? (5)

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13a

One concealing fancy undies, mostly, in public (8)

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15a

Boxer, you heard, punching cook (4)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘punching’) of U (‘you heard’) in FRY (‘cook), for Tyson Luke FURY , British heavyweight boxer.

16a

Salient, good point following a lot of rubbish (5)

Generating...

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

A charade of BUL[l] (‘rubbish’) minus the last letter (‘a lot of’) plus G (‘good’) plus E (‘point’ of the compass). I think of ‘salient’ as angular, but BULGE as rounded, but they are both prominences.

17a

What's said to be average appearance (4)

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18a

A number on Broadway perform in new titles (4,2,2)

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20a

Pair maybe 200 metres beyond Belgium's capital (5)

Generating...

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

A charade of B (‘ B elgium’s capital’) plus RACE (‘maybe 200 metres’, a dash).

21a

Newcomers in clothing of Stockport FC (9)

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22a

Record-breaking compiler's very relaxed (4)

Generating...

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

An envelope (-‘breaking’) of I’M (‘compiler’s’) in LP (‘record’-).

24a

Artist's sudden change of direction, absorbing right tips from Magritte (7)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘absorbing’) of R (‘right’) plus ME (‘tips from M agritt E ‘) in VEER (‘sudden change of direction’).

25a

A pair of names adopted by Zeus? Oddly, this one's for a girl (7)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘adopted by’) of ‘a’ plus NN (‘pair of names’) in SUZE, an anagram (‘oddly’) of ‘Zeus’.

Down

1d

Nothing's missed by card sharp (4)

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2d

Stout men put up walls of lovely old college (4-4)

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3d

Second track Queen's put outit's like the Beatles (6)

Generating...

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

A charade of S (‘second’) plus COU[r]SE (‘track’) minus R ( Regina , :Queen’s put out’). Very clever.

4d

What convicts do half-heartedly, wanting cash by bank (8)

Generating...

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

A charade of PO[o]R (‘wanting cash’) minus one interior O (‘half-heartedly’) plus RIDGE (‘bank’).

5d

Right back providing extremely loose play (6)

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6d

Charlie following ladies around (4)

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11d

Welsh Church's plan to secure good deal on energy (9)

Generating...

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

A charade of CHARLOTT, an envelope (‘to secure’) of LOT in CHART (‘plan’); plus E (‘energy’). for singer CHARLOTTE Church.

12d

British racer keeping ahead in this kind of car (5)

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14d

Cloth seller plugging jacket of cashmere (5)

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16d

Guides have cheese sandwiches with hint of salsa (8)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘sandwiches’) of OWN (‘have’) in BRIE (‘cheese’) plus S (‘hint of S alsa’).

17d

Satisfied, engaging a lounge singer (4,4)

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19d

Model Jean, losing weight, is a diminutive sort (6)

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20d

Family member knocked over that Parisian porcelain (6)

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21d

Moderate old Conservatives, after revolution, in nervy state (4)

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23d

The two of us, informally, showing where all other down answers may be found (4)

Generating...

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

ME ‘N’ U (me and you, ‘the two of us, informally’), indicating that all the other down answers are food items.