Guardian Cryptic #29101

2023-06-20

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8a

Bearing thanks, King George departed to tour Thailand (8)

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

[gr]ATITUDE (thanks) minus GR (Georgius Rex  – King George) round T (Thailand)

9a

Be no longer in the lead? (5)

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10a

Support the other side (4)

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11a

One day in seven I'll eradicate ragwort, primarily with this? (10)

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

D (one day) in WEEK (seven days) + I’LL + E[radicate] R[agwort]

12a

Determined supporter boring Sylvester Stallone (6)

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14a

Gary isn't cast in 1960s' TV series (8)

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16a

E-lation? (7)

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

I need help here: it must be a double definition but I can’t see how to express it.

18a

Drunk pinches copper and metal (7)

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21a

A British party is caught after doing a U-turn, sharp (8)

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

A B (British) + RAVE (party) round a reversal (after doing a U-turn) of IS

23a

Sturgeon's playing a bugle (6)

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24a

Everton guttedthumps in dodgy penalty (10)

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

An anagram (dodgy) of E[verto]N THUMPS IN – great surface

26a

Leaders of Newcastle usually taunt Sunderland fans (4)

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27a

Swimmers swim on vacation, including exercise by river (5)

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

S[wi]M round PE (exercise) + R (river)

28a

Everybody loves a posh royal, one who's an old predator? (8)

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

ALL (everybody) + OS (loves) + A + U (posh) + R (royal)

Down

1d

Local network installed in loft by the ocean (8)

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2d

10(1000000)00? It's a beast (4)

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

M (1,000,000) IN K (1,000) – I love Qaos’ ‘mathematical’ clues!

3d

Move around the Tube, essentially underground in America (6)

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4d

I serve differently to conclude Federer's final game (7)

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

An anagram (differently) of I SERVE + federeR – I can’t see why we need both ‘conclude’ and ‘final’ Here’s the game

5d

Bill's old schoolmaster (4)

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6d

Every other Briton's reasonable and related by blood (10)

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

Alternate letters of BrItOn + LOGICAL (reasonable)

7d

In Judea, the nativity reveals deity (6)

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13d

Delivers suspect walk-on part? I'd stumble over scenery (10)

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

I’m not quite sure how this fits together: EXTRA (walk-on part) + a reversal (stumble over) of SET (scenery) I’D – or is it an anagram (stumble) of I’D + a reversal (over) of SET (scenery)?

15d

Announcement: 50% off diamonds! (3)

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17d

Runner is climbing over the summit of Kilimanjaro (3)

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

A reversal (climbing, in a down clue) of IS round K[ilimanjaro]

19d

Just terrible losing crown (8)

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20d

Common soldier (7)

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22d

Having no immediate use, king leaves in musical style (6)

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

BLUE S[k]Y (having no immediate use) minus k (king)

23d

Adult abandons fight over oxygen container (6)

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

B[a]TTLE (fight) minus a (adult) round O (oxygen)

25d

Opening of honeypot? I'm not suretip from Pooh Bear (4)

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

H[oneypot] + UM (I’m not sure) + P[ooh] – a neat lift and separate: bear = carry

26d

Feature of numbers with natural base (4)

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