Guardian Cryptic #29100

2023-06-19

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1a

Reporting to police recent disturbance in retail park (8,6)

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

SHOPPING="Reporting to police" + anagram/"disturbance" of (recent)* 'shop': slang, to inform on someone to the police

8a

Men cut the deck (5)

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9a

Queue consists of two ends (8)

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11a

Make oneself amusing, which camper may need at night (7)

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12a

Optimistic as a Taurean? (7)

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13a

Shoot singular Puritan (5)

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15a

After payment one may let you in, at a push (9)

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17a

Perhaps Shorty and Chalky commit identity theft? (9)

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20a

Grub freed from unpopular VAT (5)

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21a

Something to secure psalter that's falling apart? (7)

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23a

Advised to be in underwear? (7)

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

'briefed' could be read as 'in/wearing briefs'="in underwear"

25a

City has a key assistant (8)

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26a

Furthest limit of fire in the mountains (5)

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27a

Instruct a claim must fail, given such evidence (14)

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1d

Demonstration by company for entertainment (4,8)

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2d

Nothing I put forward is drunk (5)

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

definition: 'oiled' can mean tipsy or "drunk" O=zero="Nothing" + I + LED="put forward"

3d

Orange pip damaged musical instrument (4,5)

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4d

TV off? Time for a short letter (7)

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5d

One may be at a peak after ropy performance (7)

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6d

Prize book received by Christmas (5)

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7d

One putting right European in terrific mess (9)

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10d

Not be straight in driving a bargain? (5,3,4)

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

not sure on the wordplay – is it meant to link WHEEL (to turn around, or in a circle) to not moving in a "straight" line?

14d

Dicky play, not the first from the Bard (7,2)

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

a play by Shakespeare, "Dicky" as in 'Dick' as a nickname for Richard

16d

Solo diner forced to plough through (7,2)

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18d

Political theory of some zany brothers? (7)

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

wordplay refers to the Marx Brothers, a comedy group [wiki]

19d

A British citizen is the theme (7)

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22d

Some smell I lack, required to appreciate this? (5)

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24d

Plants gun, if deceitful (5)

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