Guardian Cryptic #29028

2023-03-27

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9a

If you start this event, you will never reach the end (5,4)

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

A rather nice cryptic definition.

10a

US sect quiet beside a motorway (5)

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11a

Cooked meat eaten in tube (7)

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

Crypticish definition.

12a

Long-suffering cat treated with oils (7)

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13a

Bouncer in city house (4)

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14a

Take on bets, after arranging a cut (1-4,5)

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16a

This is how daughter prepared cabbage: why does it all go wrong? (4,3)

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17a

Country is fine away from the coast (7)

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

A charade of F (‘fine’) plus INLAND (‘away from the coast’).

19a

Bear walking along and not returning (10)

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22a

Some coming back assemble in dining hall (4)

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24a

Miss out on being in a plane? (7)

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

I think that this counts as a cryptic definition; Collins online gives (American English): 3 To fly over or past instead of making a scheduled stop.

25a

Farmer fled, caught by some woman (7)

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26a

Speed of work was satisfying, just about (5)

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

A reversal (‘just about’) of OP (‘work’) plus MET (‘was satisfying’).

27a

Wistful, losing cat in a crash (9)

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Down

1d

EU makes speeches about the end of irregular vegetables (8,7)

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2d

Sat badly in toboggan that hurt (8)

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3d

Welshman taken in by shady landlord (5)

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4d

Leader of orchestra will acknowledge applause (4,1,3)

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5d

Individual finally asleep with horrible snore (6)

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

A charade of P (‘finally aslee P ‘) plus ERSON, an anagram (‘horrible’) of ‘snore’.

6d

Roughly shaking awake for drinking session (9)

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7d

Ring for seats here in the theatre (6)

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8d

In this part of the country athletic kit's red, surprisingly (3,4,8)

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

An anagram (‘surprisingly’) of ‘athletic kits red’.

15d

Prairie fare is nothing spicy (5,4)

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17d

The basis of bread is hard to grow profusely (8)

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

A charade of FLOUR (‘the basis of bread’) plus ‘is’ plus H (‘hard’).

18d

Each sigh movingly suggests one is more valuable than a king (4,4)

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

An anagram (‘movingly’) of ‘each sigh’.

20d

Very attractive male ready to dance (6)

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21d

Making fun of man about to be burned? (6)

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

Roasting? A play on GUY as on November 5, Bonfire Night (although the original Guy Fawkes died by hanging, the escape of Parliament and King was celebrated by lighting bonfires, and the practice became conflated with the pagan burning of a straw or wicker man).

23d

Said to require massage (5)

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