Guardian Cryptic #28909

2022-11-08

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Across

1a

Perhaps tomorrow Rufus sets cryptic (Saturdays excepted) (6)

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4a

Shakespearean character's not large drunk male (6)

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9a

King's vehicle reversing in the other direction (4)

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10a

Nato abandoning borders one time with difficulty (2,1,7)

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11a

Good looking American robber (6)

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12a

Scientist, one mistakenly called a monster, not honest about ego (8)

Generating...

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

(Frank) ENSTEIN ("one mistakenly called a monster", not FRANK ("honest")) about I ("ego") The name Frankenstein is often mistakenly given to the monster created by Dr Frankenstein.

13a

Fruit stolen for ammunition (9)

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15a

Magazine to investigate many European leaders (4)

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16a

Books about sport going over circuit (4)

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17a

Healthy wife cooks sole in residence (9)

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

W (wife) + *(sole) [anag: cooks ] in HOME ("residence")

21a

Embodying the ultimate in style, an older model car (8)

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

*(an older) [anag: model ] embodying [ the ultimate in ] (styl) E Another possible &lit., as the DeLorean was considered stylish by some people.

22a

Fancy Borgian clothing enhanced human (6)

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24a

It gets a raise if it does its job well (6,4)

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25a

Stone axes have zero rebound (4)

Generating...

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

<=(XY ("axes", in maths) have NO ("zero")) [ rebound ]

26a

Maiden title included in new deal (6)

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

Ms. ("title") included in *(deal) [anag: new ]

27a

Following retirement, group takes over pub game (6)

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

[ following retirement ] <=(SET ("group") takes over INN ("pub") )

Down

1d

Relish 4 ÷ (50 + 1 + 5) (7)

Generating...

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

FOUR divided by ( L (50) + A (one) + V (5))

2d

Number 10 receiving fine of no real value (5)

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3d

Bookworms are tipsy serving up wine and a little Scotch (7)

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

*(are) [anag: tipsy ] + [ serving up ] <=RED ("wine") and [ a little ] S (cotch)

5d

University objects when husband and son leave for trip (6)

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6d

Emotional behaviour of cast with their acting (9)

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7d

I break speed of sound after ditching ordinary engine (7)

Generating...

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

I break (into) MACH (o) NE ("speed of sound" after ditching O (ordinary))

8d

Be naked and free (4,7,2)

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14d

Excite uranium in lump to make this (9)

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16d

Hydrate corrupt London police here? (3,4)

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18d

Provide milk for lost cat recently found outside (7)

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

*(cat) [anag: lost ] with LATE ("recently") found outside

19d

They suffer writing penned by smartypants? (7)

Generating...

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

R (writing, one of the three R's) penned by *(smarty) [anag: pants ]

20d

Foreign article on Tory peer doing away with hard competition (6)

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23d

British bank close to German ex-chancellor (5)

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

B (British) + ROW ("bank") + [ close to ] (germa) N