Guardian Cryptic #28936

2022-12-09

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Across

8a

Outside broadcast for scale (8)

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9a

In retrospect, young man's fine cutting corners (5)

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10a

Bar room finally has cordon bleu cooking (4)

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11a
15a

A binman, on working with a womble, describes small mythical creature (10,7)

Generating...
12a

On the counter, say with peppers filling dish (6)

Generating...

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

A reversal (‘on the counter’) of EG (‘say’) plus DOTS (‘peppers’, verb)

14a

Queen's duty-bound to practice (8)

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15a

See 11

17a

4 down, 1 to golay waste (7)

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20a

Expert politician, Kennedy could be motivated (8)

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22a

Oil producer's assets essentially unchanged (6)

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23a

Weirdly, I censor intern after dismissing the news desk (10)

Generating...

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

An anagram (‘weirdly’) of ‘I ce[n]sor i[n]ter[n]’ minus NNN (‘the news’).

24a

Ages in Westgate-on-Sea (4)

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25a

Pass leads to simple poacher's goal (5)

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26a

First to move on from Cream? (3-5)

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Down

1d

Drifters not mountain climbing around North Korea's capital (8)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘around’) of N (‘North’) plus K (‘ K orea’s capital’) in PLATON, a reversal (‘climbing’ in a down light) of ‘not’ plus ALP (‘mountain’).

2d

King wearing obscure jumper (4)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘wearing’) of R ( Rex , ‘king’) in FOG (‘obscure’, verb).

3d

Copy key to open bolt (6)

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4d

Singer's first disc rising to second placeofficial! (7)

Generating...

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

CROONER (‘singer’) with the first O (‘first disc’) moved up one (‘rising to second place’).

5d

Perhaps Rupert Pupkin's on the air, somehow (4-4)

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6d

90% discount on opening of neighbourhood businessapproach succeededthey make some noise (5,5)

Generating...

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

A charade of VOCAL, which is LOCAL (‘neighbourhood’) with the initial L replaced by V (Roman numerals, 50 replaced by 5, ‘90% discount on opening’) plus CO (company, ‘business’) plus RD (road, ‘approach’) plus S (‘succeeded’).

7d

Songs of praise revealed second thoughts over charity (6)

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13d

Investing own money in bad film is common (10)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘investing’) of ‘own’ plus M (‘money’) in DARK (‘bad’) plus ET (‘The Extraterrestrial, ‘film’).

16d

Uncover fatty bits with topless, risqué pose (8)

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18d

Military Intelligence inside give command (8)

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19d

Guide for audience to put on face mask (7)

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21d

Weather is interrupting break (6)

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22d

Bundles that man and a female on board ship (6)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘on board’) of HE (‘that man’) plus ‘a’ plus F (‘female’) in SS (‘ship’). The plural sheaves is far more common.

24d

All wanting a ring to copy (4)

Generating...

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

A charade of E[a]CH (‘all’) minus A (‘wanting a’) plus O (‘ring’).