Guardian Cryptic #29080

2023-05-26

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Across

1a
7d

It could play music in USA: Simply Red’s best CD released (6,7,6)

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4a

See 1

9a

Handle books: take off sticker (9)

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10a

Way boss ultimately added to company expenses (5)

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

St. (street, so "way") + (bos) S [ ultimately ] added to Co. (company)

11a

Play a shot in the lead (5)

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12a

Step in time, free rein when dancing to provide entertainment (9)

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13a

Caught child’s toes dropping piano: they may get put out by foot (7)

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15a

Substitute with rest punching match official (6)

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17a

Load of women with a curvy figure (6)

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19a

Have sex with risk? Her husband is late (7)

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22a

Bore to compose film score (9)

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

PEN ("to compose") + E.T. ("film") + RATE ("score")

24a

Mostly stick on port wine (5)

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26a

Figure of speech from Hamlet’s closing line (5)

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27a

Shoot gangster? Weapon that might be raised with smoke (4,5)

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28a

Mock exam’s last part: writer’s quote is the wrong way round (7)

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

(exa) M [ 's last part ] + I'M ("writer's") + <=CITE ("quote", the wrong way round )

29a

Hidden camp housing soldiers (6)

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Down

1d

Conservative supporting column by party researcher (7)

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2d

Bark on this Labrador upset it (5)

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3d

Cutting off oil giant’s supply (9)

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4d

Adult on drink clutching sober partner (7)

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5d

Empty drawer containing ice cube? One might (5)

Generating...

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

[ empty ] D (rawe) R containing ICE

6d

Get grease in bits: it may be found by a child in spring (6,3)

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7d

See 1 across

8d

Worries about the first dental problem (6)

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

CARES ("worries") about I (one, "the first")

14d

Newly-wed carrying on with nurse in place behind the scenes? (9)

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

GROOM ("newly-wed") carrying RE ("on") with EN (Enrolled "Nurse")

16d

Small type of cow: one with disease (5,4)

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18d

Heading for court, if Trump is lying about deal (7)

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

<=( [ heading for ] C (ourt) + IF + FART ("trump"), is lying about )

19d

Boring dateback on eHarmony, ultimately (6)

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

D (date) + REAR ("back") on (eharmon) Y [ ultimately ]

20d

Accept once more a duke in post (7)

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

A + D (duke) in REMIT ("post")

21d

Stand during reckoning: what might come out of one’s mouth? (6)

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23d

Lifting toe on foot, hard for the old (5)

Generating...

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

T (o> H ) E (H (hard) for (i.e. replacing) O (old)) on ft. (foot)

25d

Love song around noon playing on the radio (2,3)

Generating...

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

O (zero, so "love" in tennis) + AIR ("song") around N (noon)