Guardian Cryptic #29054

2023-04-26

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Across

1a
8d

Reveal sordid business was not quite truthfulunhygienic bun riddled with penicillin (4,4,5,5,2,6)

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10a

Just communicate with phone daughter left out (9)

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11a

Positive American's sincerity is not all there (3-2)

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

CANDO-[r]=American spelling of ‘candour’=”sincerity”, without its last letter/”not all there”

12a

Discovered county cricketers essentially getting call up (5)

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13a

Typically too old to tour North America (2,7)

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14a

Do I win at chess without it? (7)

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

definition: to ‘do’ or imitate someone I MATE=”I win at chess” (through check mate ), around/”without” IT

16a

Fringe stopped Edinburgh's last shed being repaired (7)

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18a

Summon soldier for parade (7)

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20a

Asian country making 6p with European honey, for example (3,4)

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

VI-ETNAM=”Asian country” with the VI changed to P, plus E (European) “making 6p” => making 6 [VI, Roman numerals] into P

21a

Shape Mobius put forward (9)

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23a

Times when naturism retreat rejected trousers (5)

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24a

Children dispute result (5)

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25a

Cheap innings with Bradman bagging wicket (5-4)

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

KNOCK=term for a cricket “innings” + DON Bradman the cricketer around W (wicket, cricket abbreviation)

26a

I get dizzy a lot with tinnitus, it's established (13)

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Down

2d

Accepting gallons after returning every year for French wine (9)

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3d

Drove Mustang, say, when Ford finally replaced Sierra (5)

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

definition: “Drove” as a noun referring to a large crowd a mustang is a HOR-S-E, with the final letter of [For]-D replacing S (Sierra, NATO alphabet) in the surface, the Ford Mustang and the Ford Sierra are cars

4d

Disgusting young man transfixed by internet, initially looking up naked women (7)

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

SON=”young man” around initial of I-[nternet], reversed/”looking up”; plus w-OME-n “naked” without outer letters

5d

Redeem against silver found in auction (7)

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

V (versus, “against”) + AG (chemical symbol for “silver”); all inside SALE=”auction”

6d

It's harsh when cool clubs allow people inside (9)

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

IN=fashionable=”cool” + C (Clubs in playing cards) + LET=”allow” with MEN=”people” inside”

7d

Touch a bikini? (5)

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8d

See 1

9d

Might relish the style of some businesswomen (5,8)

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15d

Flat cap unwrappedtype of paper tricky at first for companion (9)

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

[c]-A-[p] without outer letters/”unwrapped”, plus PAR-CH-MENT=”type of paper” with the “first” of T-[ricky] inserted in place of/”for” CH (Companion of Honour)

17d

Pop Artwith the Radio Times withdrawing complaint (9)

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

anagram/”Pop” of (Art the Radio)*, with the T letters (t for time, more than once, so ‘times’) removed/withdrawing

19d

Assumed student plugged in problem-solving software? (7)

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

TOOK IT=”Assumed” (as in ‘I take it’=’I assume’), with L (learner, “student”) inside

20d

Perhaps saps complete military training (4,3)

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22d

Mother's working as a builder (5)

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23d

Capital of Kentucky's entering as well (5)

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