Guardian Cryptic #28906

2022-11-04

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Across

8a

Minor satirist cutting a line priest rejected (8)

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9a

Set up accommodation leader spots to the west (6)

Generating...

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

A reversal (‘to the west’ in an across light) of PM (Prime Minister, ‘leader’) plus ACNE (‘spots’).

10a

In recital, poet performed (4)

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11a

A million pocketed by rulertax is high, without boundaries (10)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘pocketed by’) of A M (‘a million’) in EXTRURAL,an anagram (‘is high’) of ‘ruler tax’. ‘Without’ in the sense of outside.

12a

Expresses inspiring thanks for Asian dishes (6)

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14a

Damn energy-guzzling old banger! (8)

Generating...

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

An envelope (-‘guzzling’) of E (‘energy’-) in EX (‘old’) plus CRATE (‘banger’, decrepid car).

15a

Dope with European camper possibly is Swiss (7)

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17a

Old partners scoffing bananas seen in harmony (7)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘scoffing’) of ENES, an anagram (‘bananas’) of ‘seen’ in O (‘old’) plus NS (bridge ‘partners’).

20a

Swimming team's mostly neat, languid swimmers (8)

Generating...

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

An anagram (‘swimming’) of ‘team’s’ plus ‘nea[t]’ minus its last letter (‘mostly’).

22a

Country heading for shambles with Etonian premier (6)

Generating...

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

A charade of S (‘heading for S hambles’) plus W (‘with’) plus EDEN (Anthony, ‘Etonian premier’).

23a

Not very cerebral Lib Dem playing with words, briefly (10)

Generating...

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

An anagram (‘playing’) of ‘Lib Dem’ plus ‘word[s]’ minus its last letter (‘briefly’).

24a

Went backwards, a long way down (4)

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25a

Was mother clean eating doughnut with daughter? (6)

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26a

Czech, say, is so concerned with sound around bathroom (8)

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Down

1d

Pre-programme car, 50% less consumed (8)

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2d

Celebration time, getting put in charge (4)

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3d

King splits trousers? They're in all across solutions here (6)

Generating...

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

An envelope (no, not ‘splits’, but ‘trousers’ in the sense of pockets) of R (the second one, Rex , ‘king’) in RIVES (‘splits’).

4d

Cover of Bible tale represented Saint Paul and John? (7)

Generating...

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

A charade of BE (‘cover of B ibl E ‘) plus ATLE, an anagram (‘re-presented’) of ‘tale’ plus S (‘saint’).

5d

Enact novel about great creature like Moby-Dick (8)

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6d

Firm raised a lot of money locally, back in trade event (10)

Generating...

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

A charade of OC, a reversal (‘raised’ in a down light) of CO (company, ‘firm’) plus CURRENC[y] (‘money’) minus its last letter (‘a lot of’) plus E (‘back in trad E ‘).

7d

Lend one thousand rupees to be invested by postman? (6)

Generating...

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

A charade of I (‘one’) plus M (Roman numeral, ‘thousand’) plus PART, an ernvelope (‘to be invested by’) of R (‘rupees’) in PAT (‘ postman ‘).

13d

Umbelliferous plant of Pope and Pushkin, say (10)

Generating...

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

Both Pope and Pushkin had the first name Alexander; and the plant is Smyrnium olusatrum .

16d

A cross English teacher's cutting equipment (3,5)

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18d

Sinner to dwell to the north, by Slough (3-5)

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19d

White, as opposed to red, dresses kept in dry (7)

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21d

Foreign allies love punching American fighters (6)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘punching’) of O (‘love’) in A (‘American’) plus MIGS (Russian planes, ‘fighters’).

22d

I don't care it's an often-muddy female accessory (2,4)

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24d

Fail to catch medic before work (4)

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