Guardian Cryptic #29008

2023-03-03

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9a

Be smarter than winner? What do you think? (3,4,2)

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10a

Supply content for a French paper (5)

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

L’ ÉQUIP E is the name of a “French paper”, and EQUIP is contained in / is the “content for” this

11a

Land fishone is thrown back, having been caught (7)

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

TUNA=”fish”, around both of: I=”one” plus IS reversed/”thrown back”

12a

Harrow teacher cycling to Thailand (7)

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

definition: “Harrow” as a verb meaning ’cause distress to’ MENTOR=”teacher”, with some of the letters ‘cycling’ around in order, plus T (Thailand, IVR)

13a

It's played in honour of leader (4)

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

OBE (Order of the British Empire, “honour”), with the leading letter of O-f inside/”in”

14a

Henry staying in York location for free (2,3,5)

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15a

No bother mostly cutting through concrete (7)

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17a

Composer Zuckerberg's baby born in South Africa (7)

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

definition: Czech composer Bedrich Smetana [wiki] META (Formerly Facebook, Inc., founded by Mark Zuckerberg), plus N (née, “born” [with the name of…]); all inside SA (South Africa)

19a

Run, man, run! He may stop him (5,5)

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22a

Wait for one tenor to join in (4)

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

SAY=for example=”for one”, with T (tenor) inside

23a

Duchess ultimately visits on and offit's enough for duke (7)

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

definition: “duke” can be a noun meaning a fist, or a verb meaning to strike with a fist [Duches]-S, inside FITFUL=”on and off”

24a

Drive truck back surrounded by monkeys (7)

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

UTE (Australian slang, ‘utility vehicle’ or “truck”), reversed/”back” and inside IMPS=”monkeys”

26a

Revealed in touching way (5)

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27a

Artist one criminal attacks violently (5,4)

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Down

1d

Homeworkers to Fred seriously touched (2-2-11)

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2d

Workers with new party in impasse (5-3)

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3d

Twice harbouring a prejudice (4)

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4d

Small change affected her plans (8)

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5d

Idiot in school's a pain (6)

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6d

Don't know location of London Bridge? Head for market close to here (6,2)

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

SE (South East, “location of London”) + ARCH=”Bridge”, plus M-arket and her-E

7d

Game about having fancy man over desk (6)

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

RU (Rugby Union, “game”), reversed/”about”, and with BEAU=”fancy man” going “over”/around it

8d

Unpredictable psychopaths are gathering round former drug dealer (11,4)

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16d

Stole nuts from the bottom and left quickly (8)

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17d

Playwright (female) at rock bottom after upset (8)

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18d

At home in New York, perhaps (8)

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

definition: “At” is the symbol for chemical element ASTATINE IN=”home”, in A STATE=”New York, perhaps”

20d

Paper that's made up of lies? (6)

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

‘a tissue of lies’ is a story that is false (or “made up”)

21d

Recently let down, having left Delaware for love (2,4)

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

DE -FLATE=”let down” replacing DE (“Delaware”) with O=”love”

25d

Scary colleague in Shoreditch so psyched up (4)

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