Guardian Cryptic #28947

2022-12-22

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Across

1a

Through, old 10 (9)

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6a

Number of ladies drink (4)

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8a

Best car for old 10 (8)

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9a

Learner inspired by old 10 not at all! (6)

Generating...

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

L in [Oliver] HARDY

10a

Person in the van covering for musician (6)

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11a

Old 10 at end of evening, sunset (4,4)

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

[Gloria] SWANSON + [evening]G

12a

Pretty female attending family celebration (4,2)

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15a

Airborne traffic, ultimately, still high (8)

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

Last letters of airbornE traffiC + STATIC (still)

16a

Old 10 embracing the same foxtrotis one's memory short? (8)

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

OLD (“the same”, referring to the first word of the clue) + F[oxtrot] in [Lillian] GISH

19a

Teacher after caper cut piece of bacon or pork (6)

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21a

Dynasty has backed party in general (8)

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

HAN (Chinese dynasty) + reverse of LAB[our] IN

22a
24a

Old 10 in general thwarted by Spooner? (6,6)

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24a

See 22

25a

Old 10 tackling a clergyman (8)

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

A in [Charlie] CHAPLIN

26a

Ruler thwacking student across rump, originally (4)

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27a

A last tune composed in Oman, for example (9)

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Down

1d

Old prince shortly drinking a bottle of medicine (5)

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

A in PHIL (the later Prince Philip – I somehow doubt anyone ever caled him Phil)

2d

Plant opened by appropriate tool, entered again (7)

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3d

Oxygen dismal in air (5)

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4d

Sea harness restraining a jellyfish (7)

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5d

Trial judges ingenuine? (9)

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6d

Obstacle, as it's windy for server (7)

Generating...

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

BAR + (AS ITS)*

7d

Red perhaps worn by uncapped genius, old 10 (9)

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13d

Pagans, ones about to procrastinate? (9)

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

Procrastinaters might be described as “I DO LATER”S. Better parsing from Mike: DO LATER in 1S

14d

Old 10, adequate old goalkeeper (9)

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17d

Angel in bronze lifted through gate (7)

Generating...

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

Reverse of TAN in DOOR. An angel is a backer of e.g. theatrical productions, but they’re usually hoping to make a return rather than just donating money

18d

One Manx cat in suffering, coiled up (7)

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

1 CA[t] (tailless cat) in HELL

20d

Parrot soared, everyone soared (7)

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22d

Crow going over a Portuguese city (5)

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23d

Best part of planet I left, after launch? (5)

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