Guardian Cryptic #29010

2023-03-06

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Across

1a

Loudly sets off with crews having cool talent for trading (12)

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8a

Encountered love embracing people in remembrance (7)

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9a

Duplicates game (7)

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11a

Bother group that's devoted (7)

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12a

Seaside attraction visited by posh fellows looking more inflated (7)

Generating...

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

PIER="Seaside attraction", around all of: U (upper-class, "posh") and F + F (fellow, more than once)

13a

Son involved in fight returned with scrapes (5)

Generating...

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

S (Son), inside SPAR="fight" reversed/"returned"

14a

Colleague of Spooner's strengthened cry (9)

Generating...

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

Spoonerism of 'fed bellow'="strengthened cry"

16a

Tool for fixing small drum support with unlimited junk (6,3)

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19a

Confused ostrich losing way in part of church (5)

Generating...

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

anagram/"Confused" of (o st rich)* minus the st (street, "way")

21a

Prompted college to replace verb in request by director (7)

Generating...

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

C (college) replacing V (verb) in IN- V -ITE="request", plus D (director)

23a

Servant returning before 4 in Middle East city (3,4)

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24a

Try bit of dessert and enjoydivine! (7)

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25a

Excel with soldiers in the open air (7)

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26a

Husband having brass header sculpted for those selling sewing things (12)

Generating...

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

H (Husband) + anagram/"sculpted" of (brass header)*

Down

1d

Calls for problems around start of the week (7)

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2d

Seeds contributed to those French (7)

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3d

Waterproof container with bit of suspicious smell English talk about (6,3)

Generating...

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

S (bit of s -uspicious) + PONG="smell" + E (English) + GAB="talk" reversed/"about"

4d

A duke and daughter happy to be consistent (3,2)

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5d

Ridiculous huff led, in part, to mix up (7)

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6d

Carpathian is going to resolve hostility (3,4)

Generating...

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

I'LL=the setter/Carpathian is going to, plus WILL="resolve" as a noun

7d

One RBS manager's horribly awkward (12)

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10d

Warden going to clubs for drinks (12)

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15d

Professor shares unopened gifts (9)

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17d

In midst of song rotter finds paradise (7)

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18d

Tardis regularly placed in street for convenience (7)

Generating...

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

definition: convenience meaning lavatory regular letters of T-a-R-d-I-s, inside LANE="street"

19d

Many wearing charming item of clothing (7)

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20d

Unconscious, having no lithium that's clear (7)

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22d

Fear about to be suppressed by father (5)

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