Guardian Cryptic #29029

2023-03-28

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Across

9a

Worried after pulse initially dropping 90% — getting air (9)

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

ATE ("worried") after (l) ENTIL ("pulse" dropping initial)

10a

To an American it sounds easyI am returning sweetcorn (5)

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

<=(EZ ("to an American it sounds easy") + I + AM ) [ returning ] Americans often use EZ for EASY in the names of shops and services.

11a

Group drinks stout (5)

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12a

Fill up ten churnsthat's ample (9)

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13a

Friend going around with good gossip (7)

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

CHINA ("friend") going round W (with) + G (good)

14a

It's natural I see when eye, say, opens (7)

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

I + C (see) when ORGAN ("eye", say) opens (i.e. goes first)

17a

See 5

19a

Cost of iron ore, not gold (3)

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

Fe (chemical symbol for "iron") + (or) E ( not OR ("gold", in heraldry))

20a

Live with an old comic (5)

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21a

Desperate Dan puts shovel(7)

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22a

in earth, moving about hundred tonsit only allows travel in one direction (7)

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

*(earth) [anag: moving ] about C ("hundred" in Roman numerals") + T (tons)

24a

Maybe Frosty Morning's ordinary following trade wind (4,2,3)

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26a

Naughty child having time out for wrongdoing (5)

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

(t )ERROR ("naughty child", having T (time) out )

28a

Strange jet ski barely starts (5)

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

INKY (black, so "jet") with (s) K (i) [ barely ] at the start

29a

Servant revealed Queen essentially embarrassed by Andrew hiding evidence of sweat (6,3)

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

ER (Queen (Elizabeth)) + [ essentially ] (embar) R (assed) by ANDY (Andrew) hiding BO (body odour, "evidence of sweat")

Down

1d

State of Virginia overturned election result originally (4)

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

<=VA (Virginia, overturned) + E (lection) R (esult) [ originally ]

2d

Trendy art movement censoring sadomasochistic nightmares (6)

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3d

Hard work pursuing computer operating system's browser activity? (6-4)

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4d

Warm up expending energycontrol bowler's rest? (6)

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5d
17a

Writer to run away with Some Like It Hot actor (8,5)

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6d

Essential to bring up son's pornography (4)

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

MU(s)T (an "essential") with S (son) brought up becomes S(MUT)

7d

Orchestra misbehaveless authentic in audition (8)

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8d

You and I will get healthy (4)

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13d

Died, removing arrow - periodically being covered in mud, for example (5)

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15d

Brokers try and gamble on small ones occasionally (2-8)

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

GO ("try") + BET ("gamble") on WEE ("small") (o) N (e) S [ occasionally ]

16d

Farm acre in the middle of Dorset, at last (5)

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

(a) CR (e) [ in the middle ] + OF + (dorse) T [at last]

18d

Offering protection where female goes to be browsing the internet (8)

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19d

Enthusiasts accepting ticket price for trumpets (8)

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22d

After missing Trigger's entrance once perhaps Del Boy recalled witty response (6)

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

<=(TROT (t) ER) ("perhaps Del Boy", recalled , missing T(rigger) [ 's entrance ] once ) Del Boy Trotter and Trigger were both characters in the sitcom Only Fools and Horses .

23d

As a result of this dissent you must make second billion (6)

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

HERE(s)Y ("dissent") making the S (second) into B (billion) becomes HERE(B)Y

24d

PC World's openingconsent to having electronic support (4)

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

W (orld) [ 's opening ] + OK ("consent") to have E (electronic, as in e-mail) support

25d

Working with axes to produce mineral (4)

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

ON ("working") with Y + X (axes, in mathematics)

27d

Fish streams (4)

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