Guardian Cryptic #29037

2023-04-06

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Across

1a

Rishi cannot yet dodge around this subject (7,7)

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8a

Horny individual in dash to bed finally (5)

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9a

Complaints of US postal workersno money upfront and empty threats (8)

flowerflowerflower
11a

Casual worker's showing round fellow (7)

Generating...

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

F[ellow] in OF HAND (worker’s)

12a

Vegetable wine's gone over seat (7)

flowerflowerflower
13a

Royal divorcee flipping exaggerated, as before (5)

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15a

Doctor eats with mother occasionally in here (9)

Generating...

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

Anagram (indicated by “doctor”) of EATS + M[o]T[h]E[r] + IN, with an &lit-ish definition

17a

Gunners having first approached, react fearfullynot wanting to get shot (6-3)

Generating...

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

CAME (approached) + R[oyal] A[rtillery] + SHY (to react fearfully, as in “shy away”)

20a

Travel with a thousand in bank (5)

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21a

After editing, tell Sun it's valueless (4,3)

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23a

German writer decapitated in horror film (7)

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25a

Paul worked with Troy on boat propeller (8)

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26a

Letter, one about hidden region of China (5)

Generating...

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

A (one) + CA (about) in MU (Greek letter)

27a

James II accepting exile ultimatelyit's 1 across (5,5,4)

Generating...

Down

1d

Caught two characters going down south missing cover-up inquiry (3,3,6)

flowerflowerflower
2d

Rib's hotsomewhere to eat it outside? (5)

Generating...

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

H in CAFF

3d

Close case at lastsupport sacking female detective (9)

Generating...

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

END (close) + [cas]E + [F]AVOUR. Endeavour is the first name of Inspector Morse

4d

Time for leader to wrap up? Nonsense! (7)

Generating...

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

SWADDLE (wrap up) with its “leader” replaced by T

5d

In Rouen he's drunk in charge, getting arrested and banned (7)

Generating...

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

IL (French “he”) + IC (in charge) in LIT (drunk)

6d

Elders possibly seen in Montmartre establishment (5)

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7d

Kept entertaining Romeo and learned something new (9)

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10d

Front bench with 80% leavingold PM virtually crushed (12)

Generating...

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

B[ench] + ATTLE[e] + GROUND (crushed)

14d

State furiously: 'I'm an adult!' (5,4)

flowerflowerflower
16d

Day Dorothy's heartless friend caught short in bar (9)

Generating...

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

TIN MA[n] (Dorothy’s friend with no heart in The Wizard of Oz ) in MARS (chocolate bar)

18d

School tests, I'm thinking, are in Mandarin (7)

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19d

Eastern money to conserve jaguar, possibly in Mexican location? (7)

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22d

Fight battle at the end in Book of Revelation? (5)

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24d

Temptation to smuggle cocaine for money (5)

Generating...

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

C in LURE