Guardian Cryptic #29108

2023-06-28

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Across

1a

Missing first dance, policeman comes in for a drink (7)

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5a

Empty three-master of the late Renaissance? (7)

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

BARQUE (three-master) with O (nothing) inside, so ’empty’

9a

Look it up, either way (5)

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

A palindrome

10a

Old invader cut call for Charlie Parker's instrument (9)

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11a

Bangers and mash from a hospital chef for starters (10)

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

An anagram (mash) of A HOSPITAL +C[hef] – my top favourite

12a

An Indian, oddly, appearing in opera (4)

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

Odd letters of An InDiAn

14a

Publicise new tramline for transport interchange (3,8)

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18a

Arrange part of Sachertorte, crumbling (11)

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21a

Coffee machine capsules for schools (4)

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22a

Those wandering around county town for trainer (6,4)

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25a

Tick in tack? Get away with you! (9)

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26a

Knotty problem with load, starting from mid-morning (5)

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

[mor]N[ing] + an anagram (problem) of LOAD

27a

Man Ray's art movement keeps Welshmen in check (7)

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Down

1d

Father in charge in car club on the continent (6)

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

FR (father) IC (in charge) in Automobile Association (car club)

2d

Commons' leader leaving in wooden box (6)

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

C[ommons] + OFF (leaving, as in ‘I’m off’) + IN

3d

Strains of carol Pete's arranged (10)

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4d

Cooked tapas and ziti, say (5)

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5d

Perhaps Brownie pack arrived with artillery (3,6)

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

BOX (pack) + CAME (arrived) + Royal Artillery – a lovely picture

6d

String of Pearlspart of Meyerbeer opera (4)

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7d

Intelligence rating that results from division (8)

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

A cryptic, rather than a double definition, I think, as they are closely related – see here

8d

Looks closely at Cockney cocktails (8)

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

As a Cockney might pronounce ‘highballs’ (cocktails)

13d

Cold meal prison dished up (10)

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15d

Cad died before noon in Dutch port (9)

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16d

Calm, having made up? (8)

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17d

A boss of a detective department who's hooked? (4,4)

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

A CID HEAD (boss of detective department)

19d

Island ways reported (6)

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20d

Genuine manuscript showing spheres of activity (6)

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23d

Riviera cityhome to European relation (5)

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

NICE (Riviera city) round E (European)

24d

Gershwin's turned up, covering for Indian (4)

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

A reversal (turned up, in a down clue) of IRA’S (Gershwin’s)