Guardian Cryptic #29116

2023-07-07

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Across

7a

Little European 4 (7)

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8a

See 12 down

9a

Steer clear of 4 (4)

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10a

Person grabbing tie, individual showed respect (5,4)

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12a

Plonker, partner coming after wife (5)

Generating...

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

A charade of W (‘wife’) plus ALLY (partner’), for a term of disrespect for a man.

13a

Essentially silent, if bewildered (2,6)

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15a

Bacterial infection you once discovered by the way (4)

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16a

Beat runner, for example (5)

Generating...

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

The runner (bean) is an example of a pulse – a member of the pea family.

17a

4 behind 23 and 6 hearing old sovereign? (4)

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

Ouch! KINK (‘23’) EARN (‘6’) NEWT – say it a little carelessly, and it sounds like (‘hearing’) King Canute (‘old sovereign’).

18a

Very quick, when working out? (8)

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20a

Travel past item of headgear (5)

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21a

Place for prayer when keen on iniquity, reportedly (9)

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22a

Ultimately blunted instrument: Prince Andrew, say (4)

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24a

4 in audible Pamplona stampede? (7)

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25a

European gaining access to husband's love nest (7)

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Down

1d

First of all, our adventurer happening upon a Pacific island (4)

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2d

Small fish served two ways for director (5,3)

Generating...

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

A charade of S (‘small’) plus PIKE plus LEE, a reversal of EEL (‘fish served two ways’).

3d

Shapeless length in copper (6)

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4d

Frogs, sayor toads, worms and rats? (4,4)

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5d

Games set up for pets (6)

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6d

Deserve Ashes trophy, did you say? (4)

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11d
20d

Try sending up musical icon of the sixties in audition, 4 (9,6)

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12d
8a

4, wetter setter? (5,7)

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14d

Artist's line on the ground? (5)

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16d

Intolerant greedy banks reeling, at first (8)

Generating...

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

’ An envelope (‘banks’) of R (‘ R eeling at first’) in PIGGISH (‘greedy’).

17d

Drop clearly seen climbing briefly across peaks of other states (8)

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19d

Porky 9 (6)

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20d

See 11

21d

Algae, 4? (4)

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23d

Twist knife initially with blood over it (4)

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