Guardian Cryptic #29020

2023-03-17

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Across

1a
22d

1 in 7 is not happy (6)

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4a

Bad luck? Slap this on your head (8)

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9a
20d

We stay on plan to protect green growthno turning back here (3-3,6)

Generating...
10a

Monster like Radovan Karadžic sounding certain to make a comeback (8)

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11a

So take a breath and pay? (7,3,4)

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13a

See 1 down

14a

See 16

16a
14a

Allow mother to have a turn first, being cooperative (8)

Generating...
18a

Other set wins fight in court? (7,3)

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21a

Perhaps Austin's plant is not good enough (14)

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23a

Excellent foot soldiers manoeuv­ring without loss (2,3,3)

Generating...

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

Anagram of ( … manoeuvring ) “ foot soldiers ” minus ( without ) “ loss “.

24a

Game of golf hosted by newlywed (6)

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25a

Elected president starts probing work assistants (8)

Generating...

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

1st letters, respectively, of ( … starts ) “ Elected president ” contained in ( probing ) DUTIES(work/tasks that are required to be performed as part of one’s job).

26a

Troublemakers temporarily live on board (6)

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Down

1d
13a

My muck sends off courteous setter (8,8,2)

Generating...
2d

Channel says you are heartbroken (7)

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3d

This philosophy gives patriarchal extremists a boost (8)

Generating...

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

1st and last letters of ( … extremists ) “ patriarchal ” + A + TONIC(a boost/something that invigorates).

5d

Need to take things like a man? Opt out! (11)

Generating...

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

Anagram of ( … out ) LIKE A MAN? OPT .

6d

Unclaimed billions brought up to frame politician (3-3)

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7d

Underwear turned up in search for explosive (3,4)

Generating...

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

Reversal of ( … turned up , in a down clue) BRA(short for “brassiere”, an item of feminine underwear) contained in ( in ) COMB(to search carefully/scour).

8d

Dance when 17, confused about debutante's first kiss (3,2,4)

Generating...

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

[ Anagram of ( …, confused ) EASED UP/answer to 17 down containing ( about ) 1st letter of ( …’s first ) “ debutante ” ] + X(letter in text representing a kiss).

12d

Burn smog, OK with energy (2,2,2,5)

Generating...

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

A reverse clue: Reversal of ( … UP , in a down clue) GO contained in ( IN ) SMOK plus ( with ) E (abbrev. for “energy” in physics) = “ smog, OK with energy “.

13d

Progressive finished university (9)

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15d

Fancy stereo discs occasionally used for the select few (8)

Generating...

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

Anagram of ( Fancy ) STEREO + 2nd and 4th letters of ( … occasionally used ) “ discs “.

17d

After 50% increase, party slackened (5,2)

Generating...

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

Last 4 letters out of 8 of ( 50% ) “ increase ” plus ( After … , ) DUP(abbrev. for the Democratic Unionist Party of Northern Ireland). A surface that could apply to politics.

19d

During time of economic prosp­erity, socialist having little to do? (7)

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20d

See 9

22d

See 1