Guardian Cryptic #28952

2022-12-28

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8a

Boatman not featuring in Enigmatic Variations is attractive (8)

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

An anagram (‘variations’) of ‘enigmat[i]c’ minus an I (‘Boatman not featuring’ – should that suggest removing both Is?).

9a

Like to monitor typos in Guardian? No way! (6)

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

An anagram (‘typos in’) of ‘gua[rd]ian’ minus RD (‘no way’). The definition refers to a monitor lizard (with an unusual meaning of ‘to’).

10a

A curse, deleting one article after another (6)

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

A charade of AN (‘another’ article) plus SWE[a]R (‘curse’) minus A (‘deleting one article’).

12a

Abuse from security service, apparently a special experience (8)

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13a

Second of second; second page; second sight (3)

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

A charade of E (‘second of s E cond’) plus S (third ‘second’) plus P (‘page’). How abot not having an argument over enumeration?

14a
21d

Enjoyed Independent: emerged with no content corrected (6)

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

Outer letters only (‘with no content’) of ‘ E njoye D I ndependen T E merge D ‘.

16a

Forever and always, including time with tiny changes (8)

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17a

Challenges again from different setters (7)

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20a

OneNote audio input extension (7)

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23a

Spooner derides brown cowboy (8)

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

A Spoonerism of MOCKS TAN (‘derides brown’).

24a

Furthest off the mark with last two in Toughie (6)

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

A charade of W (‘with’) plus ID EST (i.e. IE, ‘last two in Tough IE ‘).

26a

Solver seen in agonyouch! (3)

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27a

Stripped of flesh, act fatal: icy tombs found here (8)

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

Minus the outer letters (‘stripped of flesh’ – I suppose the idea is down to the bare bones) ‘a C t f ATA l i C y t OMB s’, with an extended definition.

28a

Both Telegraph and Herald are noteworthy (6)

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

Triple definition.

31a

One challenges you to give in, taking on Observer, say (6)

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

An envelope (‘taking in’) of I (‘Observer’; the ‘say’ suggests a two-step process: observer -> eye -> I) in DEFER (‘give in’).

32a

Video deception by leaders in dubiously elected executive presidencies fooling all, kindling enmity (8)

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1d

Get Listener misdirection at last (4)

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2d

Recognise one with all-consuming interests being upset (4)

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3d

Boatman replaces leader of house in Slough with fixed gaze (6)

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

A substitution: SHED (‘slough’ pronounced sluff) with the H (‘leader of H ouse’) replaced by TAR (‘boatman’). We have a parts of speech problem.

4d

Skip Wee Stinker, inverting riddle's outer limits (7)

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5d

About one oddly intense Genius (8)

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6d

Certain old penniless escort on an ’orse (10)

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

A charade of GUAR[d] (‘escort’) minus D (‘old penniless’) plus ‘an’ plus [s]TEED (h’orse’, with the apostrophe indicating the dropping of the first letter, not, as is usual, specifically an H).

7d

Release slow Orwellian nurse (8)

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11d

'Make do with less': politician ousted to go downhill fast (3)

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14d

Rambling hesitation and bluster (6)

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15d

The officer in charge preceding disloyal person in command, claiming divine authority (10)

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

A charade of ‘the’ plus OC (‘officer in charge’) plus (‘preceeding’) RAT (‘disloyal person’) plus IC (‘In command’).

18d

Times creates puzzle that's rather dry (5,3)

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19d

Almost domesticated some pigs by the sound of drums (8)

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21d

See 14

22d

Some really do by nature become uplifted by Everyman (7)

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24d

Awful systemsnothing odd herecreate ineffectual people (6)

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

Even letters (‘nothing odd here’) of ‘a W f U l S y S t E m S ‘.

25d

Age of bird, not beast (3)

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29d

Good! One newspaper has flair (4)

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

A charade of G (‘good’) plus I (‘one’) plus FT (Financial Times, ‘newspaper’).

30d

What the Inquisitor does: challenges where you must set aside time (4)

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