Guardian Cryptic #29143

2023-08-08

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Across

9a

Bush envoy opening Republican art venue (5)

Generating...

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

E[nvoy] + R[epublican] + ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts – a gallery in London)

10a

Name Spike (after farewell) as sweetheart (9)

flowerflowerflower
11a

Old store of brine that fermented (5,4)

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12a

Progress easily in Disney zone? (5)

flowerflowerflower
13a

I say Gable's last seen with Garland in Fatal Attraction! (7)

Generating...

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

LOR’ (I say!) + [Gabl]E + LEI (Hawaian garland)

15a

Glass makes blubber lastweird! (7)

flowerflowerflower
17a

Marsh transformed in Goa? (5)

flowerflowerflower
18a

Bell, British soldier: well out of it (3)

Generating...

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

TOMMY (British soldier) less MY (well!). Tom is a name sometimes given to large church bells

20a

Stop working for an aristocrat (5)

flowerflowerflower
22a

In torment, as I survey columnar distortion (7)

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25a

Actor's assistant of no use in a strip club? (7)

Generating...

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

Definition + hint – the strip club would prefer an un dresser

26a

Trust it to enter note (5)

flowerflowerflower
27a

Miracle workedSheeran's won from evil! (9)

flowerflowerflower
30a

Inject new life into right sort of rest cure (9)

flowerflowerflower
31a

Two sides missing from Lewis's song (5)

Generating...

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

[Lewis] CARROLL less one each of L and R

Down

1d

It's not gross to eat with pond inhabitant (4)

Generating...

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

W[ith] in NET (not gross, as in profits etc)

2d

Hugo and I at the premiere of African Queen (8)

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3d

Become weary of Green (4)

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4d

'Restricted flight area manager' used as trivia (8)

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5d

Presidential candidate loses weight with microchip surgery (6)

Generating...

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

CLINTON less TON (probably referring to Hillary, though of course Bill was also a candidate) + IC (integrated circuit)

6d

Refusing to alter one's view can­not be spoken of around wife! (10)

Generating...

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

W in UNSAYABLE

7d

Nameless wild flower (6)

Generating...

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

VIOLENT less N

8d

Opera house, the last for French city (4)

flowerflowerflower
13d

Weapon's look not good (5)

Generating...

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

GLANCE less G

14d

English international lacks energy to run, for the main part (5,5)

Generating...
16d

Unsociable type, single, welcom­ed by political extremes (5)

Generating...

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

ONE between L[eft] and R[ight]

19d

Drug referee outside college (8)

flowerflowerflower
21d

A flavouring of wine: tip of pear in blossom (8)

Generating...

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

ROSÉ (wine) + [pea]R in MAY (blossom)

23d

Long time with artist (6)

flowerflowerflower
24d

Herb's sort of horse (6)

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26d

Supporting duke's cross (4)

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28d

Sly has stiffenerway to go (4)

Generating...

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

STARCH less ST[reet]

29d

Drink taken after entrance to Death Valley (4)

Generating...

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

D[eath] + ALE