Guardian Cryptic #29036

2023-04-05

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Across

1a

Europe is able to control a leak (9)

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6a
1d

Lionesses, in their element, top this! (4,5)

Generating...
8a

Initially shocking commotion, with chap circling extinct mammal (8)

Generating...

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

MAN (“chap”) circling [ initially ] S (hocking) + TO-DO (“commotion”)

9a

Alastair, on edge, did some housework inside (6)

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10a

Brummie, no good house painter! (6)

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11a

Obelisk, rough and hard, matey (8)

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12a

Famous neighbourhood joint accepts relief regularly (6)

Generating...

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

HAM (“joint”) accepts R (e) L (i) E (f) [ regularly ]

15a

Discharge from energy undertaking (8)

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16a

Crown wants everyone to turn over last of the bones (8)

Generating...

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

PATE (“crown”) wants <=ALL (“everyone”, to turn over ) + [ last of ] (th) E

19a

No more old tax surplus (6)

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21a

Seasoned fighter's craft (3-2-3)

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22a

Serve as comedian, performing around one (4,2)

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24a

Writing 'share certificates' at end of document (6)

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25a

A gas explosion involving Ross Sea (8)

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26a

Tube that is inverted in vivisectionextremely (4)

Generating...

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

<=i.e. (id est, so “that is”, inverted ) in V (ivisectio) N [ extremely ]

27a

Study, shift and change mail direction details? (9)

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Down

1d

See 6 across

2d

Brown rejected name associated with mountainsgenuine (7)

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3d

River's hard workgo away (5)

Generating...

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

INDUS (try) (“hard work”) with TRY (“go”) away

4d

Make distinguished eastern quarter of Aberdeen count, perhaps (7)

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5d

Old fossil, one cast in 'Hackneyed' (9)

Generating...

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

I (one) + LOB (“cast”) in TRITE (“hackneyed”)

6d

Stocks possibly of less worth in Flanders' banks (7)

Generating...

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

LOWER (“of less worth”) in F (lander) S [ banks ]

7d

Does more than is needed as a blacksmith's protective footwear? (9)

Generating...

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

If a blacksmith puts too many shoes on horses, he OVERSHOES

13d

Overwhelming downfall of sailors heading off with an iconic revolutionary (9)

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14d

We contrived with lieutenant to break mother's fall down a mountain? (9)

Generating...

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

*(we lt) [anag: contrived ] (where Lt. is lieutenant) to break MATER (“mother”)

17d

Wearing away a god, Zeus's lover, with determination ultimately (7)

Generating...

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

EROS (“a god”) + IO (“Zeus’s lover”) with (determinatio) N [ ultimately ]

18d

Vast extent of land area is lost without uranium (7)

Generating...

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

*(area is) [anag: lost ] without (i.e. outside) U (chemical symbol for “uranium”)

20d

Prevailing mood of China? Cut power off first! (7)

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22d

Neptune's promise to keep left? (5)

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23d

Band guarded by Samoa's islanders (5)

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