Guardian Cryptic #28946

2022-12-21

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Across

9a

Acts like a farrier and drives off noisily (5)

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10a

Quite agreed setter has books as compensation (9)

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11a

Duke not stuffy with fellow member, a milk producer (5,4)

Generating...

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

D (duke) + AIRY ("not stuffy") with F (fellow) + ARM ("member")

12a

In Spain, little point in one's getting hungry (5)

Generating...

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

E (international vehicle registration code for "Spain") + pt. (little point) in MY ("one's")

13a

A classic car craze? Working at it (7)

Generating...

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

BUG ("craze") + *(at it) [anag: working ]

15a

See what's being said of cheek scan (3-4)

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17a

Lunar cycle related to a bone (5)

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18a

The Guardian has women going for a female first (3)

Generating...

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

(w) E'VE ("The Guardian has" with W (women) going )

20a

Spruce up second half cold treat with one (5)

Generating...

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

[ second half of] (u) P + ICE ("cold treat") with A (one) Picea is the spruce genus

22a

Sudden financial gain means ruler overcomes misfortune (7)

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25a

Baronet welcomes alternative school soup (7)

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26a

Performing with German in state dance (5)

Generating...

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

ON ("performing") with G (German) in Ca . (California, so "state")

27a

Combination of city and sea, not a representation (9)

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30a

Nile-dweller's pupils in formation? (9)

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31a

Drive time in upland area (5)

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Down

1d

Exhausted, soakeddo's off (4)

Generating...

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

(do) USED ("soaked" with DO off )

2d

Emotional about upping sticks? (6,2)

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3d

A cast that's tree-like (4)

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4d

Lives in a row of shopsbliss! (8)

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5d

Form of Roman law, not a western standard (6)

Generating...

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

*(roman) [anag: form of ] + L (aw) [ not A + W (western)]

6d

Safe with a musician? It's hard to say (5,5)

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7d

Heartless perverse pole dancing individuals (6)

Generating...

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

[ heartless ] P (ervers) E + *(pole) [anag: dancing ]

8d

Brace of trout initially confiscated by state (4)

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13d

Bar advanced during mass (5)

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14d

One ends period at home by a hill (10)

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16d

Hated fancy curtains (5)

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19d

Fortified, Brummie turned up and performed aircraft manoeuvre (8)

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21d

Victim of offhand attempt to abandon centre (8)

Generating...

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

CASUAL ("offhand") + T (r) Y ("attempt" with its centre abandoned )

23d

Famous group member's news welcomed by Trotsky? (6)

Generating...

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

N + N (new twice, so "news") welcomed by LEON (Trotsky)

24d

Talk given by drunk, describing Victorian streets after dark? (6)

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26d

Informal address given by pioneer of bacteriology to an audience (4)

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28d

'Foot' is how Biden introduces himself, initially? (4)

Generating...

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

I AM B is an unlikely way for Joe Biden to "introduce himself"

29d

Grey, perhaps, almost before one's time (4)

Generating...

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

[ almost ] EARL (y) ("before one's time")