Guardian Cryptic #29043

2023-04-13

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Across

9a

On trial for breaking with my routine (9)

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10a

Look back on grabbing Simpson's drink (5)

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

Reversal of ( … back on ) AIR(the look/appearance given by someone or something) containing ( grabbing ) OJ(initials of Orenthal James Simpson, former American footballer).

11a

Pound gets eastern family food dish (7)

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

RAM(to pound/hit hard) plus ( gets ) E(abbrev. for “Eastern”) + KIN(family/relatives).

12a

Insert rock star Robert's introduction (7)

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

[I’M PLANT](as in:

13a
3d

Take unfair advantage of a private draw organised by Kelvin? (4,4)

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14a

Accounting category for rigged prices (5,5)

flowerflowerflower
15a

Salmon's head right in netpull out (7)

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

1st letter of ( …’s head ) “ Salmon ” + [ R(abbrev. for “right”) contained in ( in ) CATCH(to net/to capture using, well, a net) ].

17a

Until a pianist covers Fish (7)

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19a

At risk of death and really annoyed! (10)

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22a

A way to turn back time that makes me angry (4)

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23a

As stars might do, two minutes into shire performance (7)

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

M,M(2 x abbrev. for “minute”, in time notation) contained in ( into ) anagram of ( … performance ) SHIRE .

24a

Who provides tree surgery in estate? (7)

flowerflowerflower
26a

Unacceptable, even after being overturned (3,2)

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

Solution is a palindrome ( …, even after being overturned , in a down clue).

27a

Rogue sporting cardinal hat ousts DI (9)

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

Anagram of ( sporting ) [“ cardinal hat ” minus ( ousts ) “ DI “].

Down

1d

Plain stewed prune acting as a spirit? (15)

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2d

Wild romp with earl, which has bite (8)

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3d

See 13 Across

4d

China's expelling Queen is hard and very cruel (8)

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

“friend”(mate/in slang, “china”) minus ( expelling ) “r”(abbrev. for “Regina”/Queen) + IS + H(abbrev. for “hard”).

5d

Newspaper acknowledgement producing extremely bloody row (6)

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6d

Surprisingly, April-Oct is like Haiti! (8)

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7d

Slough put gold into service (6)

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8d

Heart-broken, make a confession about mad character of tremendous importance (5-10)

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16d

'Building for families' doctrine includes soldiers (8)

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17d

Deified leader, Hector, thrashed a leader of Troy (8)

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

Anagram of ( .., thrashed ) HECTOR + A + 1st letter of ( leader of ) “ Troy “.

18d

Make a formal speech contributing to camper or a tent (8)

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20d

Delicate tin buckles in time (6)

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21d

Plough wealth into backward North East? Very funny! (6)

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25d

List has no heading for 'wading bird' (4)

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

1st letter deleted from ( no heading for ) “stilt”(a wading bird with extremely long stilt-like legs).