Guardian Cryptic #29082

2023-05-29

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Across

1a

Put together advance to break plot (7)

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5a

Deceptively rich clothing for one going commando (3,4)

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

Can't parse, sorry!

10a

Sound hesitant in signing for another quiz (4)

flowerflowerflower
11a

Lady who ran distribution for artist(4,6)

flowerflowerflower
12a

hired gymnasium, showing stuff that's avant garde (4)

flowerflowerflower
13a

It's offensive ignoring Victor when in a bad way, financially (8)

flowerflowerflower
14a

Oscar called? Call backhe insists on marching (9)

flowerflowerflower
16a

Spoil quiet swamp (5)

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17a

Knock over playground equip­ment? Sounds a bit rude (5)

flowerflowerflower
19a

Your howl about importing nitrogen causes major dispute (6,3)

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

*(your howl) [anag: about ] importing N (nitrogen)

23a

Where royalty may get comfort, it's said (8)

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24a

Finish off job quickly but lose some information (4)

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25a

As expected, not betraying class (4,2,4)

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26a

Urgent approach when evacuat­ing large part of the US (4)

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

U (rgen) T A (pproac) H [ when evacuating ]

27a

Conservative type on warm day regularly becomes passionate (7)

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

TORY ("conservative type") on (w) A (r) M (d) A (y) [ regularly ]

28a

Clever clogs finish up, when permitted (7)

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Down

2d

Clean up the Italian and German and US medical program (7)

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3d

US city harbours a very quiet waste containment facility (5)

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

NY (New York, so "US city") harbours A + PP (pianissimo, in music, so "very quiet")

4d

When it's due, celebrity is about to come out (7)

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

<=(ETA (estimated time of arrival, so "when it's due") + NAME ("celebrity"), is about )

6d

In the middle of June, Swiss friends get silly (6)

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

[ in the middle of ] (j) UN (e) (s) WIS (s) (fri) E (nds)

7d

Company pitch a linethis may be the result (9)

flowerflowerflower
8d

Sums made by relatives embrac­ing a Latin way of working (7)

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9d

Sad mainland loser? He was very successful at sea (7,6)

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15d

Wrong moment to go after rising criminal, admitting nothing (2,7)

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

*(moment) [anag: wrong ] to go after [ rising ] <=CON ("criminal")

18d

Varied characters Croat actor played, for example (7)

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

"Croat" and "actor" are "examples" of an ANAGRAM

20d

Legend upset by article describing old empire (7)

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21d

Fury when abandoning run leads to power loss (7)

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

OUT(R)AGE if R (run, in cricket) was abandoned, would become OUTAGE ("power loss")

22d

Passion of East Ender trying to sound more tough (6)

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24d

Something obscure on book may help to sell it (5)

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

BLUR ("something obscure") on B (book)