Guardian Cryptic #29058

2023-05-01

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Across

1a

Records go into wall hanging (8)

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5a

Tries to take first of tricks in card game (6)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘to take’) of T (‘first of T ricks’) in HEARS (‘tries’), for a group of similar card games with various other names, including Dirty Maggie.

9a

Resent, say, king caught in move (8)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘caught in’) of E.G. (‘say’) plus R ( Rex , ‘king’) in BUDGE (‘move’).

10a

Refrain from warning attempt (6)

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12a

Instinctive bite into snappy urchin (11)

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15a

First-class communist exposed (5)

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17a

Practised covering vehicle in vermilion? (9)

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18a

Worker left during lament in a stylish manner (9)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘during’) of ANT (‘worker’) plus L (‘left’) in ELEGY (‘lament’).

19a

Run away from end of the earth, returning with energy (5)

Generating...

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

A charade of ELOP, a reversal (‘returning’) of POLE (‘end of the earth’); plus E (‘energy’).

20a

Summary treatment of summery clothing with split around top of hem (5,6)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘around’) of H (‘top of H em’) in SHORTS (‘summery clothing’) plus (‘with’) RIFT (‘split’).

24a

State of India, with support for facial hair (6)

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25a

Beats lentils, perhaps over a tabletop (8)

Generating...

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

AN envelope (‘over’) of ‘a’ plus T (‘ T abletop’) in PULSES (‘lentils, perhaps’).

26a

More than one star's sober (6)

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27a

Moves forward without PR monsters (8)

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Down

1d

Slid down to swamp on rearing horse, encountering disaster initially (10)

Generating...

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

A charade of ‘to’ plus BOG (‘swamp’, noun) plus GAN, a reversal (‘rearing’, in a down light) of NAG (‘horse’) plus ED (‘ E ncountering D isaster initially’).

2d

Attendant and artist in exciting book (4-6)

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3d

Reportedly origin for dressing (5)

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4d

Record one way traitor enters area (12)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘enters’) of I (‘one’, Roman numeral or pronoun) plus ST (street, ‘way’) plus RAT (‘traitor’) in REGION (‘area’).

6d

Absolve former partner before single judge (9)

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7d

Somewhere else to hold dance (4)

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8d

Second present is type of shower (4)

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11d

Sensitive, like a tightrope walker? (6,6)

Generating...

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

Definition and literal interpretation.

13d

Co-workers like endlessly convivial time with reps regularly (10)

Generating...

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

A charade of AS (‘like’) plus SOCIA[l] (‘convivial’) minus its last letter (‘endlessly’) plus T (‘time’) plus ES (‘r E p S regularly’).

14d

Promotes distributing sedatives across river (10)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘across’) of R (‘river’) in ADVETISES, an anagram (‘distributing’) of ‘sedatives’).

16d

Approaches part of hospital, upset by tin organ (5,4)

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21d

Modest, when caught out in a rush (5)

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22d

A long time in storage space (4)

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23d

Obstruct new agricultural building (4)

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