Guardian Cryptic #28911

2022-11-10

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7a

Clandestine second party serving men (4-4)

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9a

A scan screening heart of Moroccan flyer (6)

Generating...

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

definition: a type of bird A + VET="scan" around heart of [Mor]-OC-[can]

10a

Exit speech from Atlantean, with the odd omission (2-2)

Generating...

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

omitting odd letters from [A]- T -l- A -n- T -e- A -n

11a

Being realistic, cold wader left river (4-6)

Generating...

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

HARD="cold" + BITTE-r-N=wading bird="wader" minus 'r' for "river"

12a

Emperor, China's last, is hosted by king and queen (6)

Generating...

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

last of [Chin]-A + IS, both inside K (king) + ER (Elizabeth Regina, "queen")

14a

Solidly built deep sink (8)

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15a

Bogus leading lady once remained unknown (6)

Generating...

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

ER (Elizabeth Regina, "leading lady once") + SAT="remained" + Z="unknown" variable in maths

17a

Places formerly selling gold-lined ranges (6)

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20a

Having read abridged bible, sadly one strays from the text (2-6)

Generating...

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

anagram/"sadly" of (read bibl)* bibl-[e]="abridged bible"

22a

God made man run after motorists, collecting tax (6)

Generating...

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

definition: a physical form of a deity, "[a] God made [into a] man" R (run, cricket abbr) after AA (Automobile Association, "motorists") around VAT (Value Added Tax)

23a

Key workers once a must for Spooner's plumber? (6,4)

Generating...

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

definition: 'keys' as in typewriter keys Spoonerism of 'piping tool' = "a must for [a] plumber"

24a

Housman initially working for donkey's years (4)

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25a

Crab possibly unable to move (6)

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26a

Pitman once bringing in amateur scrutineer (8)

Generating...

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

EX-MINER="Pitman once", around A (amateur)

Down

1d

Assembled online info with evil intent, first rejecting a little (8)

Generating...

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

BASE="with evil intent", with A TAD="a little" reversed/"rejecting" and going "first"

2d

Tropical legume cook rarely uses (4)

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3d

One fetching and carrying timber from the ark (6)

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4d

Walking slowly after a girl may be taking a risk (8)

Generating...

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

AMBLING="Walking slowly" after G (girl)

5d

Communist country bridge player's declared vocation (5,5)

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6d

Showing no compassion at any time in Kent? (6)

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8d

A slowing down in network is no common occurrence? (6)

Generating...

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

A + RIT (ritardando, musical instruction for "slowing down"); all in RY (short for railway, "network")

13d

Dodgy South American spiritual, one convicts originally introduced (10)

Generating...

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

S (South) + US="American" + PIOUS="spiritual" around both of: I="one" + C-onvicts

16d

Crossing fen, got an outlandish form of transport (8)

Generating...

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

anagram/"outlandish" of (got an)*, around BOG="fen"

18d

Experienced editor supporting main issue (8)

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19d

Cut top of oak, cracking little wood (6)

Generating...

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

O-ak, inside GROVE="little wood"

21d

Provision for light sleeper? (3,3)

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22d

A cash reserve for moving aboard (6)

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24d

Current means of identifying hallucinogen (4)

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