Guardian Cryptic #28976

2023-01-25

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1a

Mood sours in the queues: such long journeys to the supermarket (4,5)

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

*(mood) [anag: sours ] in FILES ("queues")

6a

Puts in the box or on the board (5)

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9a

Start eating using a finger: shortly, any number (3,2)

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10a

Expecting to be accompanied by Lee? (4,5)

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11a

Second in command at sea briefly returns for a little scrap that brings a charge (3)

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12a

Rage at answer to this clue, then have penny-drop moment (3,3,5)

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14a

Sport which the mob runs (7)

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15a

By lake I want to plant special crop (7)

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

Plant S (special) in L (lake) by I NEED ("want to")

16a

Engineer eats last of canteen pap (7)

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

SAPPER ("engineer") eats [ last of ] (cantee) N

19a

Flashes extremely smart on dresses (7)

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22a

Painting, crouch so air can circulate (11)

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23a

Wade's opponent in court sounds dear (3)

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24a

Prohibit indirect moves to control temperature (9)

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

*(indirect) [anag: moves ] + T (temperature)

26a

Bird makes car leave the roundabout (5)

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CAR leaves (car) OUSEL ("roundabout")

27a

Look embarrassed, like an unsuccessful matador (5)

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28a

Result of seeing red in Aquae Sulis? (5,4)

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Down

1d

Fine summer? Put in one more particular (7)

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2d

Chomping on cigar, concerned with carbon compounds (7)

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3d

Computer game is the pits, one cries (11)

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4d

Using no force is perfect for criminal (7)

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

If there's no LAW (i.e. LAWLESS), a criminal would thrive.

5d

Bag half of goals at Chelsea (7)

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6d

Shot lengthy film, avoiding Spain (3)

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

(e) PIC ("lengthy film", avoiding E (IVR for "Spain"))

7d

Hairstyle, one captivating husband (7)

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8d

Made to relax in chairs nurses died (7)

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

SEATED ("in chairs") nurses D (died)

13d

Satellite town yet to be built (5,6)

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16d

The boot bag made of this (7)

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17d

A surgical pioneer is a star (1-6)

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18d

Almost relaxed, accepting constant postponement (7)

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19d

A way to speak (7)

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20d

Graduate exercising a stir in this job? (7)

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21d

Bargain with tough heartless sort of bomber (7)

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25d

Shot cut trip short (3)

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