Guardian Cryptic #28927

2022-11-29

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Across

1a

Trying person in party may be doing so (6,1,4)

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

definition: to 'have a bash' at something is to give it a try BASH="party", so HAVING A BASH may be something a person at a party is doing

9a

African rodent, squealer with dark patch in front (4,3)

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10a

Go miles abroad for source of fine porcelain (7)

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11a

Demand turning up, it's overdue (9)

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12a

Climate activist's share of meagre takings (5)

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13a

Initial clue (4)

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14a

Greeting from hotspot, with further line conclusively appended (5,5)

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

HELL="hotspot" with OTHER="further" and lin-E appended

16a

Care I'd taken in Cannes and thereabouts (10)

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

I'D inside PROVENCE=region of France="Cannes and thereabouts"

19a

Bet it's a boat! (wordplay terrible at first) (4)

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21a

Rascal's trick piano (5)

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22a

Torches moving abeam in uncertain motion (9)

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

anagram/"moving" of (abeam)* inside FLUX="uncertain motion"

24a

Level of public transport with more up front? (7)

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25a

Plot in bay surrounding retro pub (7)

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

COVE="bay" around reversal/"retro" of INN="pub"

26a

Parents manage to crush one's spirit (7,4)

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

MOTHERS="Parents" + RUN="manage" around I="one"

Down

1d

Bowling legend with ball in sort of window demanding concessions (7,2,6)

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

Holding="Bowling legend" plus O="ball" inside TRANSOM="sort of window" Michael Holding [wiki] was a famous pace bowler for the West Indies cricket team

2d

Upset about rivals displaying fine artworks (5)

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3d

Donkey to value fertiliser (7)

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4d

Medicinal plant, originally at £50 topping list, we're told (7)

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

definition: a name applied to a number of herbs used as medicine A-t, plus L (libra, pound, "£") plus L="50" in Roman numerals, plus HEAL which sounds/"we're told" like 'heel'=to lean to one side="list"

5d

Almost everyone could ultimately slay giant (8)

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

definition: 'almighty' as an adjective as in 'an almighty coincidence' AL-[L]="Almost everyone" + MIGHT="could" + sla-Y

6d

Advanced instruction from Red China toughie garbled (6,9)

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7d

Diverts rising waters, skirting problem (6)

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

reversal/"rising" of all of: SEA="waters" around SUM="problem"

8d

Take off enormous unlined cloak (6)

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

E-normou-S without its insides/"unlined", plus CAPE="cloak"

15d

'Setter in mile race' (now proverbial Guardian feature?) (8)

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

I="Setter" in M (mile) + SPRINT="race"

16d

Go on through, with prior authorisation (4,2)

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17d

Apply in French on behalf of church(7)

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18d

part of church cut off on Sunday, creating opportunities (7)

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20d

Revenue staff, no more than half score, Spooner says (6)

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

Spoonerism of 'max ten'="no more than half score", with a "score" meaning 'twenty'

23d

Anti-labour slogan in this sub-Saharan speech? (5)

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