Guardian Cryptic #29006

2023-03-01

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9a

Bitter Roger's getting into mess (5)

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10a

Food wrapping ultimately going soddenthe making of a row (9)

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

ALIMENT ("food") wrapping [ ultimately ] (goin) G (sodde) N

11a

Queen's thing is to roll back amount by one hundred (4,5)

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

ROCK ("roll") + [ back ] <=SUM ("amount") by I (one) + C (100)

12a

Director's left with instructor about to quit (5)

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13a

Apart from a second subordinate (7)

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15a

Boxer in training, possibly has splendid start with breakfast item (7)

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17a

In trouble, a king's miserable (5)

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18a

Not talking about abandoning book is slander! (3)

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

<=DUM (b) ("not talking", about and abandoning B (book))

20a

As a bit of a shock, trade union measure has satisfactory conclusion (5)

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

TU (trade union) + ft. (foot, so "measure") has (satisfactor) Y [ conclusion ]

22a

Charging aids pack and switches (7)

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25a

Iron is moulded round large cut (7)

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

*(iron is) [anag: moulded ] round L (large)

26a

Dessert that's put before baby? (5)

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

JELLY Babies are very popular sweets in the UK.

27a

Innovative act ruined with drapes (9)

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30a

Tone down the vocal support, being despondent (9)

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31a

Separate metal sensed (5)

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Down

1d

Burn plan to release tension (4)

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

CHAR (t) ("plan") to release T ((surface) tension)

2d

Booklet, brown and orange-yellow, about Clemenceau's end (8)

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

Br (brown) + OCHRE ("orange-yellow") about (Clemencea) U [ 's end ] Br for "brown" doesn't appear in my three go-to dictionaries, but it can be found on horse racing racecards.

3d

America's on edge, I say! (4)

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4d

It's instrumental in making a brand of beer, 'Devil's Head Grog' (4,4)

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5d

Sporting object producing endless debate (6)

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

[ endless ] DISCUS (s) ("debate")

6d

Electrons hit with one will be shut in (10)

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7d

Remove moisture around electronic circuit leads (6)

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

DAMP ("moisture") around E (lectronic) C (urrent) [ leads ]

8d

State without a health centre (4)

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13d

Top of Bowfell, on ascending after morning light (5)

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

[ top of ] B (owfell) + <=RE ("on", ascending ) after A.M. (ante meridiem , so "morning") The "light" is the middle light in a set of traffic lights.

14d

Perhaps a local date on musical instrument associated with cathedral city (4,2,4)

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16d

Man, say, with working material (5)

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19d

Suffering, so tear hair out? (8)

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21d

Struggle of establishment figure to absorb Latin (8)

Generating...

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

FOUNDER ("establishment figure") to absorb L (Latin)

23d

Character to sing about hairstyle (6)

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

MU (Greek "character") + <=TELL ("to sing", about )

24d

Revered area of land divides a US state (6)

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26d

A target on the green flag (4)

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28d

Too large to be accepted by a society ball (4)

Generating...

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

L (large) to be accepted by A + S (society) + O (ball)

29d

American lawyer close to overturning facts (4)

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