Guardian Cryptic #29158

2023-08-25

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1a

Quickly prepare large drink on time (4,2)

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4a

One sees couple at the back inside pictures (7)

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

for definition, ‘picture’ as a verb meaning ‘imagine’ I=”One”, plus DATES=”sees” with the back letter of [coupl]-E inside

9a

What might be on table is put with McDonald’s food (no starter) (5,4)

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10a

Brazil has particular coffee? (5)

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11a

Party of women out of hotel: number pointing at you? (3,2)

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

for definition e.g. ‘the car was coming at me end on’ meaning that it is coming directly at you [ H ]EN DO=”Party of women”, minus H (hotel); plus N (number)

12a

Ruddy family photograph (9)

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13a

Maiden’s going out with band member (7)

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15a

Wind up? Peg out little one (6)

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17a

Dirt, so pig’s rolling around (6)

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19a

Live with mistress? Husband in bed excited (5,2)

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22a

After judge catches Republican lying (9)

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24a

Spanish come again? On vacation start adventure (5)

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

QUE ( Qué in Spanish means ‘what?’ or ‘come again?’); plus S-[tar]-T, vacated of its inside letters

26a

Asian and European country without borders (5)

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27a

Issue taking tablet yourself (6,3)

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

NUMBER=”Issue” (of a magazine or other periodical), plus ON E=on ecstasy=”taking tablet”

28a

One serves meat that’s more tough (7)

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29a

Releases United fixtures after noon (6)

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Down

1d

Revealing breasts reduced following last of implant surgery (7)

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

LESS=”reduced”; following after the last letter of [implan]-T + OP (operation, “surgery”)

2d

Model entering beach to show stomach (5)

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

definition: ‘stomach’ as a verb e.g. ‘I can’t stand/stomach it’ T (reference to Ford Model T), inside SAND=”beach”

3d

IT handles customer calls (9)

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4d

Off sick, not available (2,5)

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5d

Went out of section of dartboard after treble in the middle (5)

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6d

One might get food by filling hot jacket potato, finally ordered selection (9)

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

in definition, “filling” as in a dental filling, so “food by filling” might be stuck in one’s teeth anagram/”ordered” of (hot t o )*, plus PICK=”selection” in anagram fodder, t o from “jacke- t potat- o finally”

7d

Son lost it: any reason? (6)

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8d

Copy coach getting 10 regularly (6)

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

definition: a carbon copy can be referred to just as a ‘carbon’ CAR=railway carriage=”coach” plus regular letters from B-r-O-w-N, the solution to 10ac

14d

Sure is one not adored at work (9)

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16d

TV bore with rock group (4,5)

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18d

Designer lotion ultimately collected by shaver (7)

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

ultimate/last letter of [lotio]-N, collected inside PLANER=”shaver” (e.g. planing/shaving a wooden surface until smooth)

19d

Races American out of blocks? Quite the opposite (6)

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

definition: ‘steam’ as a verb meaning ‘move quickly’=’race’ A (American), inside STEMS=”blocks” as a verb e.g. ‘stem the flow’ the opposite of “American out of blocks”, so ‘American inside blocks’

20d

They throw golf clubs (7)

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21d

See Mike with a lead boxing, showing confidence (6)

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

LO=exclamation meaning ‘see!’ + M (Mike in the NATO alphabet); all boxed inside A + PB (plumbum, chemical symbol for the element “lead”)

23d

Bottom of skirt reaching far up top of leg (5)

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

bottom/last letter of skir-T, plus HIGH=”far up”

25d

Ulcerative colitis cases, possible cause? (1,4)

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