Guardian Cryptic #29092

2023-06-09

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Across

8a

Crucial line in a Humphrey Bogart film (3,5)

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9a

Angry protest you are texting (6)

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10a

Score of one thousand (4)

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11a

Dishes cook made without recipe succeeded (10)

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

An anagram (cook) of MADE round (without) R (recipe) + BOAT + S (succeeded)

12a

Save contents of bevy put back in container (6)

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

A reversal (put back) of LESS (save = except) + [b]EV[y]

14a

Set off from eastern sea (8)

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

E (eastern) + BARK ( an alternative spelling of barque) + MED(iterranean) (sea)

15a

Sybil regularly scratched by earl's bristles (7)

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17a

One navigating in extreme places is capsizing (7)

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

I think this must be KEEL + I (one) N[avigatin]G – but would be glad of confirmation or other suggestion(s)

20a

Fine food shop close to boutique (8)

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

DELI (food shop) + CAT (amaran) + [boutiqu]E

22a

Vacuous American? Very much so! (3,3)

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

A[merica]N + DHOW

23a

Banditry as well as a case for gendarme (10)

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

BRIG + AND (as well as) + G[endarm]E

24a

Debut for Antoand what Boatman says to get attention (4)

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

A[nto] + HOY (see here )

25a

Time to tuck into huge pieces of lamb (6)

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

GIG ( see here ) + T (time) in OS (huge)

26a

Nobleman's address in either end of Lichfield (8)

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

L OR D (either end of Lichfield) + SHIP

Down

1d

Self-indulgent English scoundrel overwhelmed by depression (8)

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

E (English) + CAD (scoundrel) in DENT (depression)

2d

Stick a lot of chocolate on an ice cream (4)

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3d

Most of party bags free for the lady tying the knot (6)

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4d

Did quail in bit of stock with European wine (7)

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5d

Like a catchy tune Mike included in album he composed (8)

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6d

Member getting the Guardian's extremely colourful advert in mail (6-4)

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

ARM (member) + OUR (the Guardian’s) + C[olourfu]L + AD (advert)

7d

British PM's unfinished struggle (6)

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13d

Smaller group waggling bums outside royal party (10)

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16d

Being scrawny, rest head (8)

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18d

Making new terms, one developed area of philosophy (8)

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19d

Cricket side team up without breaking rules (7)

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21d

What you might do with a bug or a creepy-crawly (6)

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22d

Rulers like to host Picaroon on turning up (6)

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

AS (like) round ME (Picaroon) and a reversal (turning up, in a down clue) of RE (on) – an alternative spelling of amirs

24d

Taking top off, slip in recess (4)

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