Guardian Cryptic #28897

2022-10-25

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1a

Insisted on confirmation from studio model (7)

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

I'M POSED="confirmation from studio model" that they are ready

5a

Flipping Ulster PM's come round too late (5,2)

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

reversal/"Flipping" of: NI (Northern Ireland) + PEEL'S=PM'S (Robert Peel, UK 19th century Prime Minister)

9a

See court spies from abroad crossing ancient city (5)

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10a

Diviner decree replacing one abbey's number two released (9)

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11a

Ignoring outsiders, Ethel's parents get cracking and tackle a problem (5,3,6)

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

anagram/"cracking" of (thel parents get)*, ignoring the outside letters of [E]-thel-[s]

13a

Firmly attach small part of body (4)

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14a

The Spanish decline to enter Hawaii's capital (8)

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

EL="The [in] Spanish" + SINK="decline", all inside HI (state abbreviation for Hawaii)

17a

One uses tactic to intercept notes from the East (8)

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

PLOY="tactic" inside a reversal/"from the East" of both RE and ME=musical "notes" in the solfa scale

18a

Rejected bananas are overpowering (4)

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21a

Initially somewhat peaky, everyone I included in cast was indecisive (14)

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

S-omewhat + HILLY="peaky", plus ALL="everyone" + I, both in SHED="cast" shed=cast as in animals moulting, or as in 'shed/cast light on'

23a

An angry speech full of ultimately insignificant wind (9)

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

definition: a wind in an opposite direction compared to the trade winds AN + TIRADE="angry speech" around insignifican-T

24a

Wife captivated by playful love letter (5)

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

W (wife) inside anagram/"playful" of (love)*

25a

Determined to broadcast Hemingway, for example (7)

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26a

Went fast over stream of light, then dispersed (7)

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Down

1d

Long dog with no head (4)

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2d

Who could replace print I tore apart? (8,7)

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

anagram/"re-place" of (print I tore apart)*

3d

Boxes with false bottom in short supply (6)

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

SPARS="Boxes" + fals-E

4d

Last of troops drank up supplies found here (6)

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

troop-S plus TOPED="drank", all reversed/"up" to tope is to drink to excess

5d

Admitting some hesitation, biased editor's stuck (8)

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6d

Rick gets into records with unknown disorder (8)

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7d

Rephrase order to child after playing nurses (not female)? (3,2,7,3)

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

PUT IT AWAY="order to child after playing", around/"nurses" NOT HER="not female"

8d

Country folk, answering vagrant, love butting in (10)

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

anagram/"vagrant" of (answering)*, with O="love" butting inside

12d

Grasping Republican unwilling, perhaps, to discover a way to go in America (10)

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

INTESTATE="unwilling, perhaps", around/"Grasping" R (Republican) intestate=not having left a will, so perhaps un-will-ing

15d

Obstructed service during journey? You can bet on it (8)

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16d

Players supporting game opponents in media show (8)

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

CAST of actors="Players", under/"supporting" N E W S (North East West South, "game opponents" in the card game bridge)

19d

Rests in which Warhol ultimately invested? (6)

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

EASES="Rests" around [Warho]-L

20d

Shrewd hacker no amateur (6)

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22d

Charlie boy getting dressed (4)

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