Guardian Cryptic #29146

2023-08-11

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1a

Leaning over, swerves when cornering intensehere? (8)

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

A reversal (leaning over) of YAWS (swerves) round DEEP (intense) – with an extended definition

6a

See 18

9a

Opener turning on lids (6)

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

A reversal (turning) of RE (on) + CAPS (lids)

10a

See 25

11a

Without cunning, cunningly alters as a fox? (9)

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13a

Number 3 together with 23 in conference? (5)

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

A Qaos-type clue: XL (forty in Roman numerals) sounds like (in conference) EXCEL (answer to 3dn) + XX (twenty in Roman numerals) sounds like EXECS (answer to 23dn) = sixty

15a
17a

Funny old man thinking of the conquerors? (6,6)

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17a

See 15

18a
6a

Money for jamsomething with it? (1,5,2,4)

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19a

As locks may be loose, bog's secured (6)

flowerflowerflower
21a

State in Colorado had Iowa on the retreat (5)

flowerflowerflower
22a

Local area in blue and orange all but finished after redevelopment (6,3)

flowerflowerflower
25a
10a

US lawman using remarkable tact with traitor when missing article stolen by Mickey Mouse chap? (8,8)

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26a

Shabby kidnapping of that man by Mafia boss (6)

flowerflowerflower
28a

Horse with gelding on the outside? (3-3)

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

The outside letters of G[elding]G

29a

Heavenly phenomena, beam finally having disappeared in moments so extraordinary (8)

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

An anagram (extraordinary) of MOMENTS SO minus [bea]m

Down

2d

Go, old man (3)

flowerflowerflower
3d

Lowest characters in the Bronx, public square, will stand out (5)

flowerflowerflower
4d

Puzzle had screw loose, or had cracked (10)

flowerflowerflower
5d

Every so often, noble lines wise to say? (6)

flowerflowerflower
6d

Said captain associated with Scott's porridge (4)

flowerflowerflower
7d

Daughter dressed by fashion designer and partner formerly referencing method (4,5)

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8d

Dependent Arab, a thieving felon at heartwith this? (11)

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

KEPT (dependent) OMANI (Arab) A round (thieving) [fe]L[on]

12d

Place, an untidy field, for the workers (4,3,4)

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14d

Pet needing a vet ringed? I say! (4,3,3)

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

I’m not sure of this: is it ILL (needing a vet) in (a) BAND (i.e.’ringed’)? + COO (I say!)?

16d

Speculator who's done well to save European parliament building (9)

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

RICH STAG (speculator who’s done well) round E (European)

20d
24d

'I have had a most rare vision', for examplethat's what it's all about (6,4)

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23d

Suits: a hundred in the other wardrobe at the back, turned up (5)

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

C (a hundred) in a reversal (turned up, in a down clue) of SEX (‘the other’) + [wardrob]E

24d

See 20

27d

Weed with OOOOOOOO counted as vegetables? (3)

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

POT + ‘eight Os’ (read out, or ‘counted’) = potatoes (vegetables)