Guardian Cryptic #28965

2023-01-12

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Across

1a

Credit card company with stock to purchase, including wine (7)

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5a

Hopper’s earliest form? Piece in American bar (7)

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9a

Tailless parrot and one cuckoo returning with a nut (9)

Generating...

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

MACA[w] (tailless parrot) + a reversal (returning) of I MAD (one cuckoo) + A

10a

Boxer considering that nickname (5)

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11a

Bring up latest information with centre for news (4)

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12a

Going through here travelling: breakdown having missed parking sign (10)

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14a

Still crackling on vinyl record (6)

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15a

Time on strike proceeds with week out (7)

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16a

Place for holiday transfer, ultimatelylivid here, say, having lost all cases? (7)

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18a

Upset cricketer with small, silly thing? (6)

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20a

Waste time with loverbuoyant when excited(5,5)

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21a

loving male, naked in retreat (4)

Generating...

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

A reversal (in retreat) of M (male) + RAW (naked)

24a

Very large pair regularly exposed in the Sun (5)

Generating...

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

SO (very) + L (large) + [p]A[i]R – with a cheeky surface

25a

Wine is used in this sauté with rich cooking (9)

Generating...

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

An anagram (cooking) of SAUTÉ RICH

26a

Order and ask about hot curry (7)

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27a

English team up before Germany came out (7)

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Down

1d

Interrogates politician involved in matter (5)

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2d

Skill to take in short game that’s extremely cunning (7)

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3d

Smart pass is needed to enter banks from today (4)

Generating...

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

ID (pass) in T[oda]Y

4d

Remarkable comic performing feature during TV show (10,5)

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5d

Ace PM, Liz Truss, fighting with EU member might be lifted by this? (9,6)

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6d

Clone broken phone? (4,6)

Generating...

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

A broken phone might be called a dead ringer

7d

Views hole: golf club’s not right to tackle flag (7)

Generating...

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

O (hole) + I[r]ON (golf club) minus R (right) round PIN (the flag that marks where the hole is) – I think

8d

Jacks drunk Guinness when out of uniform (7)

Generating...

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

An anagram (drunk) of G[u]INNESS minus u (uniform)

13d

Balances more than one pound; needs nerve at the start (10)

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16d

Turned down rubbish date (7)

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17d

Plain holiday home providing accommodation for one (7)

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19d

End of teaching assessment is harsh (7)

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22d

Money put away: daughter to get married (5)

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23d

Do up home after power cut (4)

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