Guardian Cryptic #28939

2022-12-13

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Across

1a

Daughter is chased by pig that’s let out (8)

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5a

Here’s a surprise about the French overture from Ravel? It’s not an overture (6)

Generating...

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

BOO ("here's a surprise") about LE ("the" in "French") + [ overture from ] R (avel)

9a

Rung number? Most of class engaged, possibly (6,3)

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11a

Feminine reserve about husband’s file (5)

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12a

Set subsequently including father has to fail (2,4,3,3)

Generating...

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

GO DOWN ("set") + THEN ("subsequently") including PA ("father")

15a

Love to have sex, not about to retreat (4)

Generating...

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

<=S (c) ORE ("to have sex", but not C (circa, so "about"), to retreat )

16a

Star culture mostly irregular of form (10)

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18a

Argument about curtailment of embroidery to finish church feature (4,6)

Generating...

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

ROW ("argument") about [ curtailment of ] SEWIN (g) ("embroidery") + DO ("to finish")

19a

Scent trace of oranges in country near Australia (4)

Generating...

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

[ trace of ] O (ranges) in PNG (Papua New Guinea, a "country near Australia")

21a

Dislike about university’s hint to suppress one crime? What’s cooking, seriously? (5,7)

Generating...

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

HATE ("dislike") about U (university) + CUE ("hint") to suppress I (one) + SIN ("crime")

24a

Motivation beginning to recede in downmarket bar (5)

Generating...

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

[ beginning to ] R (ecede) in DIVE ("downmarket bar")

25a

Feel something of a blow to experience second sight thus? (3,6)

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26a

Discriminating person is engaged in a purchase (6)

Generating...

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

IS engaged in A + GET ("purchase")

27a

Wrong to besiege Troy without end (8)

Generating...

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

IMMORAL ("wrong") to besiege T (troy)

Down

1d

Ready to cheat mum (4)

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2d

Small quantity in narrow opening (4)

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3d

US state with mines mostly worked out? (6)

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4d

Suggestion to ditch leader unfortunately blocked by eccentric toff with the ability to speak unknown languages (4,2,7)

Generating...

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

*(uggestion) [anag: unfortunately ] blocked by *(toff) [anag: eccentric ] where UGGESTION is (s)UGGESTION with its "leader ditched"

6d

Little item in proposal not entirely complete, not entirely pure (3-5)

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7d

More space arranged around old game venue (6,4)

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8d

Green picked up correspondencenothing to replace a study of the sea (10)

Generating...

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

<=ECO ("green", picked up) + AN (a> O ) LOGY ("correspondence" with O ("nothing") replacing A)

10d

Dismissed old fellow leading second eleven to finish exhausted? (3,3,2,5)

Generating...

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

RUN OUT ("dismissed" in cricket) + O (old) + F (fellow) + [ leading ] S (econd) + TEAM ("eleven")

13d

Heartbroken to block dubious trade in pyramids (10)

Generating...

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

*(heart) [anag: broken ] to block *(trade) [anag: dubious ]

14d

One amongst majority to get prominent about source of ugly work with cosmetics? (10)

Generating...

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

I (one) among MOST ("majority") + RISE ("to get prominent") about [ source of ] U (gly)

17d

They’ll carefully select social media users getting variable for time (8)

Generating...

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

TWEE (t> Z ) ERS ("social media users") getting Z (variable) for T (time)

20d

Keen on repeating second half, considering everything (2,4)

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22d

Passing comment? Nothing had an effect (4)

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23d

German composer I overlooked successfully (4)

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