Guardian Cryptic #28975

2023-01-24

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Across

1a

Cut down on the jumping; it's going on and on! (9)

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6a

Gather undoctored author lacks English (4)

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8a

Story of western state with arable land (8)

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9a

Chain reaction starts melting lead protection rocker? (6)

Generating...

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

A charade of C R (‘ C hain R eaction’) plus ADLE, an anagram (‘melting’) of ‘lead’.

10a

Well prepared for means of restraining corporation (6)

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11a

One sister needs to go steady with flood (8)

Generating...

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

A charade of I (‘one’, pronoun or Roman numeral) plus NUN (‘sister’) plus DATE (‘go steady’).

12a

Tip: on board ship, they help one look down on others (6)

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15a

Annoying press broadcast on moorland plant (8)

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16a

Dozens abroad show disgust (5,3)

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19a

Within litter, hearts beat (6)

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21a

Recover from unfinished excursion nursed by old official (8)

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22a

See 4

24a

Emblem of South Africa: river within a river with drink (6)

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25a

Place for those who are no longer represented by mayortrue? Not quite (8)

Generating...

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

An anagram (‘re-presented’) of ‘mayor tru[e]’ minus the last letter (‘not quite’).

26a

Animals vocalised on the way back (4)

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27a

Low-cost airline once involving Mosssurprisingly, it's unprofitable (9)

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Down

1d

Do live on a wreck! (5)

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2d

Playing iTunes on large device (7)

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3d

Dutch city was the first to get up a newspaper (5)

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4d
22a

Fantastic island lifeyes, one would be dead blessed here! (7,6)

Generating...
5d

Uncle's cut off a cactus? (9)

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6d

Malicious gossip when Charlie appears in casual wear (7)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘appears in’) of C (‘Charlie’, radio code) in SANDAL (‘casual wear’).

7d

Shock problem arising from acrobatic manoeuvre over object (5,4)

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13d

Golf club about to be engulfed by the press (5,4)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘to be engulfed by’) of RE (‘about’) in ‘the’ plus IRON (‘press’).

14d

Obstruct a film director with everything (9)

Generating...

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

A charade of STONE (Oliver, ‘film director’ of many films, including Platoon ) plus W (‘with’) plus ALL (‘everything’).

17d

Cloud's position hiding rook (7)

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18d

In fact, her most insulated soup holder? (7)

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20d

Woodland dweller's bank, said to have not much money (7)

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22d

Public meeting wanting tramp beheaded (5)

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23d

Old city captured by the Germanic artist (5)

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