Guardian Cryptic #29151

2023-08-17

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1a

Dicey gambler with planit is cause of unfair dismissal (4-9)

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10a

Get rid of kind of 4x4 vehicle that's changed hands (7)

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

OFF R OAD=”kind of 4×4 vehicle”, changing hands from R [ight] to L [eft] to make OFF L OAD

11a

Posh Conservative hugged by one girl or another (7)

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

definition: another girl’s name U (upper-class, “Posh”) + C (Conservative); both inside LINDA=”girl”

12a

Gets on with fellow, having a short break (5)

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13a

One tends to stock booze woman drinks, by the way (9)

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

in definition, “stock” as in farm animals / livestock WINE=”booze”, inside SHE=”woman”; plus RD (road, “way”)

14a

Ant and Dec stripped by police with a stammer? (5)

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

definition: a word for an ant (the insect) [D]-E-[c] “stripped” of the outer letters, plus MET (Metropolitan “police”) changed to M-MET “with a stammer”

16a

Hear German is engaging English teacher (9)

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

definition: a teacher of Christianity CATCH=”Hear”, plus IST=”German [word for] is”; all around E (English)

18a

Fussy eater I annoy, cooking without recipe (4,5)

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

definition: Egon Ronay was a food critic [wiki] EGO=Latin for “I”; plus anagram/”cooking” of (annoy)* around R (recipe)

19a

Keen on music, occasionally causing boredom (5)

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

occasional letters from k- E -e- N o- N m- U -s- I -c

20a

A girl in, say, the Bible rejected subordination (9)

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

A LASS=”A girl”, inside E.G.=”say” plus AV (Authorised Version of the Bible); all reversed/”rejected”

23a

Plinth close to rock (5)

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24a

Sausage from Co-op's prime line with end cut off (7)

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

the “prime” or first letter of C[o-op]; plus HORIZO[n]=”line” with its end letter cut off

25a

Idiot's fatal flaw blocking success (7)

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

anagram/”fatal” of (flaw)*, inside/”blocking” HIT=”success” (e.g. a hit song) “fatal” as anagram indicator – similar to ‘disastrous’, ‘ruinous’, etc

26a

Ungenerous sort, doing this for sport? (5-8)

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

“doing this” i.e. ‘pinching a penny’ or ‘taking in a letter P ‘, is what “sort” needs to do to become s P ort

Down

2d

50% initially taken off a little jumper setter wears, a luxury brand (4,5)

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

definition: a luxury car brand [ h ]ALF=”50%” with the initial h taken off; plus A ROO (short for a kangaroo, “a little jumper”) around ME=”setter”

3d

Rifles, many empty, it's implied? (5)

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

definition: ‘rifle’ as a verb e.g. ‘rifle through’ LOTS=”many”, with O=zero/nothing inside i.e. “empty, it’s implied”

4d

Murray and Roddick reported many high points here (5)

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5d

Million is invested in China? Hear it provides fortune (9)

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6d

Case of rosé right between two reds only for connoisseurs (9)

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7d

Hour to wrap capital part of Christmas present (5)

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

definition: ‘for the nonce’ = ‘for the present [time]’ NONE=the ninth hour after dawn, as a time for prayer [wiki] ; wrapping around the capital letter of C-[hristmas]

8d

Cups etc of faience, drained during Anglican worship (6,7)

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

OF plus F-[aienc]-E drained of its inner letters; both inside CE (Church of England) SERVICE=”Anglican worship” …or could be ‘C of E’ for Church of England, instead of using the “of” from the surface in the surface, “faience” is a type of ceramic

9d

Scent picked up by you abroad with lots of characteris it this? (3,2,8)

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15d

Oath from someone seen in boat race (9)

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16d

Fruit to preserve, with a lot getting mashed up (9)

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

CAN=”preserve” food in a metal can; with anagram/”mashed” of (a lot)* plus UP

17d

Novel producer in cinema working without colour (3,6)

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

definition: Ian McEwan writes novels [wiki] anagram/”working” of (cinema)*, plus WAN=”without colour”

21d

Touring West End for theatres, bit of shoe pinched (5)

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

SOLE=”bit of shoe”, around/touring the leftmost letter (West End) of T-[heatres]

22d

A Coen brother's film worker finishing early (5)

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23d

Graceful figure, seemingly not content, left pub (5)

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

S-[eemingl]-Y without its contents / inner letters; plus L (left) and PH (public house)