Guardian Cryptic #29048

2023-04-19

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Across

8a

They know a lot about IT in depth: two conceal great cunning (8)

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

D (depth) + I I (two) round an anagram (cunning) of GREAT – a new (for me) portmanteau word from digital / literati

9a

Landmark shows one particular curve (6)

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10a

Honour resistance blocking onset of climate change (6)

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

R (resistance) in C[limate] EDIT (change)

12a

Want special vehicle to visit Hull, for one (8)

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13a

Israelite priest's relief, released from judge's clutches (3)

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Contained in REF (judge)

14a

Rapid movement inside hill, a result of fracking? (6)

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16a

Spiteful half-dozen are ruined (8)

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17a

Make a fuss of head of lab having to remove an electron (7)

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L[ab] + IONISE (remove an electron)

20a

Wants one to enter nice house (7)

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23a

Murderer maybe near the stern in rescue float (4,4)

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24a

'Pointy-headed'? 'Sharp' is about right (6)

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

HONED (sharp) round R (right)

26a

Strike fear into a game partnership (3)

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

A + W[est] E[ast] (partnership in bridge)

27a

Church, roused excitedly, sang together (8)

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28a

How to alter hem to here, as an improvement? (6)

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

I’m afraid I can’t quite work this one out – over to you

31a

Provides refreshment as serving staff ignore one (6)

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32a

Too difficult, this clue will be (8)

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Cryptic (?) definition

Down

1d

Christian AidI organised a little (4)

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2d

Studied article in colour (4)

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3d

Get on top of Daisy, married earlier (6)

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4d

Letter from Mr Ive's young daughter? (7)

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5d

Monster corporation in US city (3,5)

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6d

Building site worker tramples rare orchid (3,7)

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7d

Eight heartless school assess­ments: papers turned over with mild revulsion (8)

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

A reversal (turned over) of E[igh]T + SATS (school assessments) + ID (papers)

11d

How would you say I look? (3)

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14d

Chess champion's short story (3)

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15d

Mishearing the day to receive new academic award (10)

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

MON (day) round N (new) + DEGREE (academic award) I remembered Philistine writing a clever puzzle based on this mishearing of a young American girl of the fourth line of a poem ‘Ye Highlands and ye Lowlands, Oh, where hae ye been? They hae slain the Earl o’ Moray, And laid him on the green’ – see here

18d

European flag being ignored by unionist (8)

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

IRIS (flag – the flower, definition 4 in Chambers) + H[u]MAN (being) minus u (unionist)

19d

Damaging trespass is most infrequent (8)

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21d

Turf very damp at first (3)

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22d

I am dust, having decayed in the ground (7)

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24d

This idea unacceptable, let me show you and say why (6)

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

HERE’S (let me show you) + Y (sounds like ‘why’)

25d

A new prefix, one I prepared earlier? (3)

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29d

Starts in field attacking linseed by sickle-shaped weapon (4)

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30d

Grass some ruminants pulled up (4)

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