Guardian Cryptic #29118

2023-07-10

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Across

1a

Repeatedly bear ridicule (4-4)

Generating...

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

POOH ‘Bear’, twice.

5a

Tail is part of one and one is part of tail (6)

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9a

Awful deed, act I commit (8)

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10a

Land in country, European nation (6)

Generating...

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

A charade of E (‘European’) plus STATE (‘nation’).

12a

Saint seen in awfully rich bar with that woman (11)

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15a
17a

Produces text, we hear, about donkey in part of bookmajor life events (5,2,7)

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17a

See 15

18a

Sailor robbed saint, reportedlypart of explosive mixture (9)

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19a

Burgle home to get bird (5)

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20a

Accommodating people, like an initially powerless political leader (11)

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24a

Prioritise treatment when a tiger runs amok (6)

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25a

One living in hope as I tip most haphazardly (8)

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26a

Wise-looking old learner included in list in the past (6)

Generating...

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

A charade of O (‘old’) plus WLISH, an envelope (‘included in’) of L (‘learner’) in WISH (‘list in the past’ – “the wind bloweth where it listeth”)

27a

Settled score with duke, say, at no point retreating (8)

Generating...

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

A reversal (‘retreating’) of D (‘duke’) plus E.G. (‘say’) plus NEVER (‘at no point’).

Down

1d

Editor in charge limited by pedant, who provides low-level care? (10)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘limited by’) of ED (‘editor’) plus I/C (‘in charge’) in PURIST (‘pedant’).

2d

Doubly wrong about charge in a pig-headed way (10)

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3d

Lots of certain animals in containers (5)

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4d

Is not Dr Tooth possibly an alias for one? (12)

Generating...

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

An anagram (‘possibly’) of ‘is not Dr Tooth’, with an extended definition.

6d

Addict across street, right? It's less clear (9)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘across’) of ST (‘street’) plus R (‘right’) in ABUSER (‘addict’).

7d

Asinine pronouncement from monarch borne by horse (4)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘borne by’) of R ( Rex or Regina , ‘monarch’) in BAY (‘horse’).

8d

Draws, we hear, little piggies for children (4)

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11d

People using crooks with little money, namely to get something to eat (9,3)

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13d

Removing skin around swelling, as form of prepping (10)

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14d

Exerted control about accommod­ation and raised prices again (10)

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16d

Internalised moral restraints group sees as distorted (9)

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21d

Innocent the First dividing part of church (5)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘dividing’) of I (‘the First’) in NAVE (‘part of church’)

22d

This German ruler, on reflection, is no different (4)

Generating...

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

The ‘German ruler’ would be Otto von Bismark; a palindrome.

23d

Girl coming to harm following Jack (4)

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

… and Jill came tumbling after.