Guardian Cryptic #28916

2022-11-16

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9a

Duck upset about erect garden plant (5)

Generating...

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

<=NIL ("duck", upset ) about UP ("erect")

10a

Managing, or playing with, Clinton (2,7)

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11a

Hidden eastern prisoner tried to break outside (9)

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

*(tried) [anag: to break ] outside E (eastern) + CON ("prisoner")

12a

Heroin in the morning? Well over the top (5)

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13a

About sexual partner with depression: the result of earthmoving occurrences (4,3)

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15a

Game: if lost, it would make you mad? (7)

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

"losing your marbles" = "going mad"

17a

Follow writer, but not Penny Townsend, say (5)

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18a

It's often potted and propagated with top removed (3)

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

(b) RED ("propagated" with top removed ) In snooker, there are 15 red balls, so it is the colour most often potted.

20a

Pole accepts the church over style and ornamentation (5)

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

<=(ROD ("pole") accepts CE ("Church" of England), over )

22a

Nutty quality refined and introduced to stew (7)

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

*(and ) [anag: refined ] introduced to MESS ("stew")

25a

Perhaps the young Mozart's expert crack at symphony's finale (7)

Generating...

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

PRO ("expert") + DIG ("crack") + (symphon) Y [ 's finale ]

26a

At first, convict turned grey in the pen (5)

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27a

Monsieur Simenon excited about college for the art of memory assistance (9)

Generating...

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

*(m simenon) [anag: excited ] about C (college)

30a

Britain enters whopper motor event quite freely (9)

Generating...

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

B (Britain) enters LIE ("whopper") + RALLY ("motor event")

31a

Disagree about line taken by Wood (5)

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Down

1d

Obscure book recommendationbook withdrawn (4)

Generating...

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

BLUR (b) ("book recommendation" with B (book) withdrawn )

2d

Constables cooked plaice aboard ship? (8)

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

*(plaice) [anag: cooked ] aboard (i.e. in) SS (steam "ship")

3d

What to expect from, say, an uncooperative Frenchman soon? (4)

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

An uncooperative Frenchman's refusal would be A NON (a no)

4d

Bury's opposite side: tin production, right? (8)

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5d

Funny person quit protecting aide's back (6)

Generating...

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

SCRAM ("quit") protecting (aid) E [ 's back ]

6d

Possibly another one in party, broadcasting (2,3,5)

Generating...

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

*(another) [anag: possibly ] + I (one) in DO ("party")

7d

First border described by China (6)

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8d

Parking was to be found for Candida, perhaps (4)

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13d

Best college sheets (5)

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14d

They would be crowned before getting on boats (10)

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16d

Right time to turn back during eg ramble (5)

Generating...

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

<=(R (right) + T (time) ) [ to turn back ] during SAY ("e.g.")

19d

Organic compound put into water gets egg producer extremely youthful (8)

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

DIP ("put into water") + gets HEN ("egg producer") + [ extremely ] Y (outhfu) L

21d

Unemotional Clinton not turned away by one state (8)

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

CLIN (ton) ("not" turned away ) by I (one) + Cal. (California, so "state")

23d

In Florida? Go bag a Sri Lankan shrine (6)

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24d

Just start to simmer and make insinuations (6)

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

[ start to ] S (immer) + IMPLY ("make insinuations")

26d

Indifferent military officer on date (4)

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28d

Feel leaderless? That's painful! (4)

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29d

Old hunting cry that's heard in part of central London (4)

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