Guardian Cryptic #29114

2023-07-05

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1a

Picnic area ruined with exceptional rain falling? It can make you sick (6)

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

definition: ipecac syrup [wiki] was used to purge poison from the body by inducing vomiting anagram/”ruined” of (Picnic area)*, minus anagram/”exceptional” of (rain)*

5a

Flower masking very soft body part (6)

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8a

Unadorned crusading king? Hard to miss warrior's belt (7)

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9a

Bands in balls aboard ship (7)

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11a

Cathedral staff opposed accepting dean's ultimate authority (7,3,5)

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

CHAPTER=a group in a religious community=”Cathedral staff” + ADVERSE=”opposed”, around ultimate/last letter of dea-N

12a

Show's furniture item about to be disposed of (4)

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

definition: Hair, the musical ‘show’ [wiki] c -HAIR=”furniture item”, with c (circa, “about”) removed

13a

See winter traveller, refreshed, glow and push on (10)

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

anagram/”refreshed” of (glow push on)* I think “See” means ‘see [definition] in [wordplay]’, rather than being part of the definition itself

17a

Frolicking can end soonthere's very little time (10)

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18a

Exam in which a learner gets nothing right to start with (4)

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

A L (“ a L-earner”), with O=”nothing” + R (right) at the “start”

20a

Very significant hater may emerge thus (5-10)

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23a

Musical part that oboe has, but not violin (7)

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

definition: a part in a duet the word ‘oboe’ has a ‘SECOND [letter] O’, but the word ‘violin’ only has a single letter o

24a

Threesome laid into Irishman, defender of country's honour (7)

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25a

Chemical drugs containing poisonous element (6)

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

POT and H (cannabis and heroin)=”drugs”, around AS (chemical symbol for arsenic, “poisonous element”)

26a

Hard on the outside, hard on the inside nevertheless (6)

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2d

Chum (boy) one accompanying a knight in classical style (9)

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3d

Collect and organise copper to meet judge and minister (6)

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4d

Like a famous orator (Conservative), sarcastic about church (9)

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

definition: relating to Cicero [wiki] C (Conservative) + IRONIC=”sarcastic”, around CE (Church of England)

5d

Mounting wickedness before a new month (5)

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6d

Football team left with final message (4,4)

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7d

See human being half cut, one walking in a certain way (5)

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8d

Supporters outside hotel with financial inducements (11)

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

definition: bribes BACKERS=”Supporters”, around H (hotel) + AND=”with”

10d

Be very angry, then frivolouschange for the better? (3,3,5)

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14d

What hopeful snooker player didlost form, dramatically? (4,2,3)

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

a snooker player would ‘go to pot’ a snooker ball in hope of scoring points

15d

Exalting university with acclaim (9)

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16d

In haste, struggling with a muscular problem (8)

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19d

Bird's eggs sat on by male (6)

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21d

Minister not right but is on the right side! (5)

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22d

House companion storing old drink (5)

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