Guardian Cryptic #28905

2022-11-03

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Across

7a

Sweet nothing in the sack (7)

flowerflowerflower
8a

Last worker, sweet (7)

flowerflowerflower
9a

Deer performs (4)

flowerflowerflower
10a

Article, so incomprehensible in parts (9)

flowerflowerflower
12a

Every other part of icky sweet (5)

Generating...

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

The alternate (every other) letters of icky are C AND Y

13a

Gap in a lively river (8)

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

A PERT (lively) + URE (my beloved Wensleydale river)

15a

Down and dirty (4)

flowerflowerflower
16a

Kiwi's heading beyond valleyit can't take flight! (5)

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

K[iwi] after DALE (valley) – please see comment 2 re the definition

17a

Sweet stick gathering last of sherbet (4)

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

CUE (stick) round [sherbe]T

18a

Temporarily stop during school period, computer studies (8)

flowerflowerflower
20a
19d

Cube in sweet sweets (5,6)

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21a

As beer gut wobbles, something sweet in that (5,4)

flowerflowerflower
22a

Sleuth appearing sweet when spotted? (4)

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

Reference to spotted dick, the pudding also known as spotted dog – see here – and dick is slang for a detective

24a

Fudge is wrong after starter of dumplings (7)

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

IS TORT (a civil wrong or wrongful act) after D[umplings]

25a

Sweet, in the style of sweet wine (7)

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

MARS (bar) (sweet) + À LA (in the style of)

Down

1d

Sweet turning up a little more acidic (4)

flowerflowerflower
2d

Facial feature fed nougat initially, same part spitting out old humbug (8)

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

NOSE (facial feature) round N[ougat] + N[o]SE again, minus o (old)

3d

Top beef? (6)

flowerflowerflower
4d

Sweet kiss, warmer? (4,4)

flowerflowerflower
5d

Player is inspired by emotionless type, but no leader (6)

flowerflowerflower
6d

I say where there's water (4)

flowerflowerflower
11d

Sweet line in fresh torte after drink (9)

flowerflowerflower
12d

Place in Panama: (5)

flowerflowerflower
14d

Rubbish or Turner? (5)

flowerflowerflower
16d

Red Sea rising over a source of sweetness (8)

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

A reversal (rising, in a down clue) of RARE (red, as in steak) + MED[iterranean] (sea) + A

17d

Showboat cancelled, commercial remains (3,1,4)

flowerflowerflower
19d

See 20 across

20d

Cosmic rays primarily penetrating new atlas (6)

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

R[ays] in an anagram (new) of ATLAS – I’m not entirely convinced of the definition here

21d

Executive clubs, for example (4)

flowerflowerflower
23d

Part of leg in small 3, say (4)

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

Another double definition, 3dn being JERSEY