Guardian Cryptic #28989

2023-02-09

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Across

1a

Proposing one time over jewellery (7)

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5a

America to colonise outside here? (7)

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9a

Fury as bonnet falls off old car (5)

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10a

Online drug trade? (1-8)

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11a

Fictional material kept in Tory organisation (10)

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12a

Unit in preliminary retreat (4)

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14a

Freewheel from 18 to 5 across? (5-2-5)

Generating...

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

A pun on ‘coast’; of course, neither PHILADELPHIA (’18’) nor SEATTLE (‘5 across’) is actually on the coast, but near enough – on the Delaware River and Puget Sound respectively.

18a

Foreign character left theatre with a drop of Amarone and cheese (12)

Generating...

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

A charade of PHI (Greek ‘foreign character’) plus L (‘left’) plus ADELPHI (London ‘theatre’) plus A (‘drop of A marone’), for a proprietary cream cheese.

21a

A course on holiday (4)

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22a

Smartphone program starting to really tempt novice (10)

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25a

Farmers maybe produce strong punch with last of apples (9)

Generating...

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

A charade of HAYMAKER (‘strong punch’) plus S (‘last of apple S ‘).

26a

Bachelor, evicted from bars, bolts (5)

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27a

Former prime minister's on board with cases (7)

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28a

In the ’60s, partygoers sacked women entertainers (7)

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Down

1d

Vessels filled with last of Scotchcheers! (6)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘filled with’) of H (‘last of Scotc H ‘) in TANKS (‘vessels’).

2d

Might Sasquatch have one for looking at a tropical fish? (6)

Generating...

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

Evidently, Sasquatch has not only a big foot.

3d

Helping stop rail strike? That's foolish (10)

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4d

Recycling unlimited energy is environmentally friendly (5)

Generating...

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

An anagram (‘recycling’) of ‘energ[y]’ minus its last letter (‘unlimited’).

5d

Baseball player's clothing covers up grass (9)

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6d

Forces woman to shelter Romeo (4)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘to shelter’) of R (‘Romeo’, Nato alphabet) in AMY (‘woman’).

7d

Final computer workstation (8)

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8d

Pieces of gold and silver, perhaps (8)

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13d

No capital? Broke, getting new to-do list (6,4)

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15d

Sweden's PM once recalled the French head of state without rest (9)

Generating...

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

A charade of S (‘Sweden’, IVR) plus LEEP, a reversal (‘recalled’) of PEEL (British ‘PM once’) plus LES (‘the French’) plus S (‘head of S tate’).

16d

Climbing mountains, she's making lead stories (8)

Generating...

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

A charade of SPLA, a reversal (‘climbing’ in a down light) of ALPS (‘mountains’); plus ‘she’s’.

17d

Soldier to talk, yet shaking to bits (8)

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19d

101 reading about Latin and English group (6)

Generating...

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

A charade of CI (Roman numeral ‘101’) plus R (‘reading’, one of the three Rs) plus C (‘about’) plus L (‘Latin’) plus E (‘english’).

20d

Around beginning of Easter, goes without food and large meals (6)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘around’) of E (‘beginning of E aster’) in FASTS (‘goes without food’).

23d

Opposing abolishing small lunchtime breaks (5)

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24d

Get rid of actors (4)

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