Guardian Cryptic #28932

2022-12-05

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Across

8a

Someone helping at Old Trafford without computer assistance (8)

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

“someone helping at Old Trafford” could be seen as an ally to Manchester United, so a MAN U ALLY .

9a

Marsupial's time in sleeping place (5)

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10a

Vulgar supporter returns at start of football (4)

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

<=FAN (“supporter”, returns ) at [ start of ] F (ootball)

11a

Pipe up with strangely poetic hymn (7,3)

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12a

Given alcohol, Charlie tucked in and made a face (6)

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

WINED (“given alcohol”) with C (Charlie, int he NATO phonetic alphabet) tucked in

14a

Beer long brewed in French city (8)

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15a

Make several arrangements for each person unable to speak (7)

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17a

Shout at infant, a wuss (7)

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20a

Having eaten, die in agony as prisoner (8)

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22a

One is engaged in concluding this agreement (3-3)

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23a

Hard-up daughter stirs gluey porridge (4,6)

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24a

Unusual pressure in seat (4)

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25a

In this part of the UK everyone is an Irishman (5)

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26a

Advertise post, a dishonest scheme (3-2,3)

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Down

1d

Explosive material in this publication (8)

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2d

Slap on the wrist (4)

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3d

Peaceful location finally lost identity (6)

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

PLACE (e) (“location”, finally lost ) + ID (“identity”)

4d

Char wraps your medical instrument (7)

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5d

Relative was sorry about nobility (8)

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6d

Stuntman struggling duly boobed (4,6)

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7d

First to see abusive poster as constitutional (6)

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13d

It's a two-seater, as the saying goes! (7,3)

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16d

Material could be felt (8)

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18d

A rare occasion, being depressed, to wander listlessly (4,4)

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19d

Secret police fiddling postage (7)

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21d

Delacroix shows some European DNA (6)

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

Eu. (European) + GENE (“some DNA”) Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863) was a French romantic painter and muralist. His most famous work was probably Liberty Leading the People .

22d

Marine predator, one in the Caribbean? (6)

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24d

Stringy Rovers' striker eats a bit of pasta (4)

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

ROY (of the Rovers) eats [ a bit of ] P (asta) For non-Brits, Roy Race, aka Roy of the Rovers, was a footballer in an eponymous comic strip which first appeared in a comic called Tiger in 1956, but which eventually became a comic of its own.