Guardian Cryptic #29132

2023-07-26

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Across

1a

Young scout holding the woman's angelic baby (6)

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5a

Leader of the pack once prime minister links up with member of parliament (5,3)

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9a

Fed sister with fruit following flood (8)

Generating...

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

A charade of I (‘Fed’ as the writer of the clue) plus NUN (‘sister’) plus DATE (‘fruit’).

10a

Divine taste originally captured by tongue (6)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘captured by’) of T (‘ T aste originally’) in INUIT (‘tongue’).

11a

Think about being complete after gender reassignment (4)

Generating...

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

FULL (‘complete’ with or without the ‘being’) with F changed to M (‘gender reassignment’).

12a

To begin with Steve Wright's unfortunately miscuing big band jazz? (5,5)

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13a

Scandinavian police unit discovered crime when looking the other way (6)

Generating...

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

A reversal (‘when looking the other way’) of CID (‘police unit’) plus [w]RON[g] (‘crime’) minus its outer letters (‘dis-covered’).

14a

Source, for example, rejected by Press Association reveals what can be seen at theguardian.com? (4,4)

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16a

Built big, tough box (8)

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19a

Money initially invested in pole dancing put to unknown use (6)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘invested in’) of M (‘money’) in EPLO, an anagram (‘dancing’) of ‘pole’; plus Y (mathematical ‘unknown’).

21a

I mess about at seagetting dry? (10)

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23a

Fury over silver piercing (4)

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24a

What you might be doing shortly after dropping off party spirit (6)

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25a

Wanting a sea shellblowing top to get tune (8)

Generating...

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

A charade of ‘se[a]’ minus the A (‘wanting a’) plus [g]RENADE (‘shell’) minus its first letter (‘blowing top’).

26a

One's told sad story after all banks withdraw safety feature (8)

Generating...

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

A charade of I’S (‘one’s’) plus ‘[t] OL [d] [s] A [d] [s] TOR [y]’ minus the outer letters of each word (‘all banks withdraw’).

27a

Justifies sending back porridge after half of breakfast, for example (6)

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Down

2d

Retire and never mind universitysomehow opens chemists (4,2,4,5)

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3d

On vacation rolled joint inside - getting annoyed (7)

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4d

Brussels, say, putting money into small arts organisationquite the opposite (9)

Generating...

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

‘Quite the opposite’ indicates that the inner and outer elements of the envelope are switched. An envelope (‘putting … into’) of S (‘small’) plus ICA (‘Institute of Contemporary Arts’, such as the one in London) in BRASS (‘money’). ‘Brussels’ are brussels sprouts.

5d

Mark Wahlberg's focus returns on European filmultimately melting hearts (7)

Generating...

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

Your turn for this one: ‘Wah LB erg’s focus returns’ could give BL, and ‘hearts’, H; but as I cannot make sense of the rest, I am surely missing something.

6d

Outstanding old group (5)

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7d

A lack of time behind player's call? (2-5)

Generating...

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

A charade of NO T (‘a lack of time’) plus RUMP (‘behind’). The ‘player’ might be playing bridge.

8d

Women joining cast got gift on radio play (7,3,5)

Generating...

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

No, ‘on radio’ does not signal a homophone. A charade of W (‘women’) plus AITINGFORGODOT, an anagram (‘cast’) of ‘got gift on radio’.

15d

Pandemonium as married, eminent conductor's hugging student at the opening (9)

Generating...

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

A charade of MAELSTRO, an envelope (‘hugging’) of L (‘student’ driver) in MAESTRO (’eminent conductor’); plus M (‘married’), with ‘at the opening’ indicating the order of the particles.

17d

Extremely vocal about international group getting caustic criticism (7)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘about’) of I (‘international’) plus TRIO (‘group’) in VL (‘extremely V oca L ‘).

18d

Appropriate for everyone to visit seaside town in retirement (7)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘to visit’) of U (film category, ‘for everyone’) in TROSER, a reversal (‘in retirement’) of RESORT (‘seaside town’).

20d

Some depart nervously for get together (7)

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22d

Power of small child in audition (5)

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