Guardian Cryptic #29076

2023-05-22

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Across

1a

One can lose a lot of wealth: a message for banker dividing capital (6)

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5a

Pub round back of village shortly to be renovated (8)

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

[villag]E in SHORTLY*

9a

The way to encourage Nicola? (8)

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10a

Part of shirt about to sever (3,3)

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11a

Tentative old fairy at a sort of arithmetic? (12)

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13a

Vagrant has nothing to put on top of cooker (4)

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14a

Wrongly agreed to be disparaging (8)

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17a

The cheapest accommodation always in the theatrical profession (8)

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18a

Insubstantial type of penguin the first to go (4)

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

FAIRY (a type of penguin) less its first letter

20a

Red-carded player is just getting started (3,3,6)

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23a

After fight, finally notice abrasion (6)

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24a

All I have to do is to replace dark wool (8)

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25a

Second match perhaps less important (8)

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26a

Comparison I show amusement about (6)

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Down

2d

Husband swallowed strong feelings (4)

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3d

A venerable communication system, that's the long and the short of it (5,4)

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

Extended definition, with “long and short” referring to the dashes and dots of Morse code

4d

High-level guide's phrase needs translating (6)

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5d

Fight of the century? (7,5,3)

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6d

Macabre, speaking to further tree (8)

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

Not sure about this – could be a homophone of “sick” (macabre) + MORE (further), but then where does the A come from? Or is it “sicker”? Or should the clue read “…to a further tree”?

7d

John, who's let off working (5)

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8d

Obstinate official gets player in line (10)

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

REF[eree] + ACTOR (player) in RY (railway, line)

12d

Final topic to be settled for the pope (10)

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15d

Winning all the competitions can be a very tricky affair (5,4)

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16d

Sir Roger's name is in the frame (8)

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19d

Arrogance: rub his out (6)

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21d

Nasal tone of wife in Dynasty (5)

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

W in TANG (Chinese Dynasty)

22d

Cut-price offer announced for boat trip (4)

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