Guardian Cryptic #29013

2023-03-09

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1a

Day ending often in scandal, where sailors may be found (7)

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5a

Measure to avoid disorder in South American diplomacy? (4,3)

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10a

Pose and sit in odd places? This shows I crave attention (4)

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

Respective 1st and 3rd letters of ( in odd places ) “ Pose ” plus ( and ) “ sit “.

11a

Dull article in Paris Match about leaving Tours (10)

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

UN(article in French grammar, as can be found in the magazine Paris Match) + [ C(abbrev. for “circa”/about/around the time of a particular year) contained in ( … Tours /travels round) EXITING(leaving/getting out of) ].

12a

Mostly try to score before Hearts in tie (6)

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

“attack”(to try to score in, say, a football match) minus its last letter ( Mostly … ) plus ( before ) H(abbrev. for “Hearts”, the suit in a deck of playing cards)

13a

Concerning muscle contractions, getting treated is costly (8)

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14a

Loudly criticise pudding getting stick down under (9)

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16a

Phase one neglected in prehistoric period (5)

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

“ one ” deleted from ( neglected in ) “Stone Age”(the prehistoric period when weapons and tools were made of stone or organic material).

17a

Chic European wanting second husband (5)

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

“Swiss”(a national from Switzerland in Europe) minus ( wanting ) “s”(abbrev. for “second” in time notation) + H(abbrev. for “husband”).

19a

Coat reapplied with flair in building with eight columns (9)

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23a

Atmosphere in April, possibly a revolutionary month (8)

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24a

Policeman carries little British idiots across the pond (6)

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

DS(abbrev. for “Detective Sergeant”, a policeman) containing ( carries ) [WEE(little/tiny) + B(abbrev. for “British”) ].

26a

Unreal match, Spain getting hammered (10)

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27a

Singer's articles from Buenos Aires (4)

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28a

Perhaps one of those who backed Holly in game (7)

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29a

Bar worker's rent cut by politician given latitude (7)

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

TEAR(a rent/a rip) contained in ( cut by ) [ MP(abbrev. for a Member of Parliament, an elected politician) plus ( given ) L(abbrev. for “latitude”) ].

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2d

Male German teacher needing return fare from Italy (7)

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

Reversal of ( … needing return ) [ OTTO(a somewhat common male German name) + SIR(form of address for a male teacher) ].

3d

German district capital is not quite New York (5)

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4d

Jerk accepting old lady's more badass (7)

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6d

Way of paying hotel led by former empire-builders (2,4)

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7d

Idiot favouring rubbish principle of The Avengers? (3,3,3)

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8d

Hapless chap playing with words, not initially clever (7)

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

“ chap ” minus ( …less ) “ Hap ” + “punning”(playing with words/making a joke with the meanings of words) minus its 1st letter ( not initially ).

9d

New and funny no less, opinion piece is a capital feature (among six others here) (7,6)

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15d

Football star caught gathering in a shot, miraculously able to save (9)

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

[ MESSI(Lionel, Argentinian footballer) + C(abbrev. for “caught” in cricket scores) ] containing ( gathering ) anagram of ( … shot ) IN A .

18d

Literary Romantic hero briefly used to be the king (7)

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

“were”(used to be) minus its last letter ( briefly … ) + THE + R(abbrev. for “Rex”/the reigning king).

20d

Doctor raced outside of healthcare department in France (7)

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21d

Fling and booze-up, one admitted, is a bloomer (7)

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

LOB(to fling/to toss something high) plus ( and ) reversal of ( …-up , in a down clue) ALE(booze/alcoholic drink) containing ( … admitted ) I(Roman numeral for “one”).

22d

A bit of work in a search for enzyme (6)

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25d

Look over VIP speaking in EastEnders (3,2)

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