Guardian Cryptic #29115

2023-07-06

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Across

1a

American sailor circling shore, by the way (7)

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5a

Drunken rugby player, mostly stylishly dressed (7)

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9a

Old pugilist from Britain and a figure from Spain (5)

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10a

People in a party of left-wing English radicals initially switching sides (9)

Generating...

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

l[evellers] ( left wing English radicals ) with the l changed to R (switching sides)

11a

Expressionist composer's chosen new pupil of his (10)

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12a

Case of tequila? Cheers and cheerio! (2-2)

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14a

It detects law-breaking beer fans, full of energy on drug (5,6)

Generating...

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

SPEED (drug) + CAMRA (CAMpaign for REAL ALE – beer fans) round E (energy)

18a

Fashion designer with winning clothing male modelled in advance (7,4)

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21a

Shipand what one may carry leaving Cuba's capital (4)

Generating...

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

c[argo] minus c[uba]

22a

Home rule divides party giving offence (10)

Generating...

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

In (home) + R (rule) in (dividing) FACTION (party)

25a

Democrat cast a ballot in English city with loyalty (9)

Generating...

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

D (Democrat) + VOTED (cast a ballot) in ELY (English city)

26a

Some shenanigans turning silly (5)

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27a

Colour's maintained on huge screen (7)

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28a

Item destined for bathroom old men put in lounge (3,4)

Generating...

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

O (old) + OR (men) in LOLL (lounge)

Down

1d

Little girl following Jack's elder sister (6)

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2d

Thugs picked up Elizabethan fashion items (6)

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3d

Tendency to be nosy about uninhibited model (10)

Generating...

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

PRY (be nosy) round OPEN (uninhibited) + SIT (model)

4d

Clean vessel boarded by new leader (5)

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5d

Economist who wrote a report the night before cracking game (9)

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6d

Some meat sandwiches left for a bunch of zealots (4)

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7d

What a day! To start with, this guy made a beastly noise (8)

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8d

Perhaps islander's reason for not staging play (8)

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13d

Drink from top composer not finishing round (10)

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15d

Mythic figures from Greece need muse, I suspect (9)

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16d

Waste shilling on a pair of queens? (8)

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17d

Gallons swallowed in George's housemight this result? (8)

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19d

Asian leader toppled Asian leader? Commotion follows! (6)

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20d

A European supplier of oil needing treatment (6)

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23d

Liar shocked about year one's spent in Doha (5)

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24d

Discharging debts, inclined to work for boss (4)

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