Guardian Cryptic #29162

2023-08-30

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Across

4a

Suffer with cold and perish? I've ripped coats (6)

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6a

Roll up one's sleeves, we hear, to show what all across answers do here (4,4)

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9a

In love, disheartened debutante frets (6)

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10a

Can get excited about article in El Pais review, briefly (6,2)

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11a

Dystopian tale of British boy and drug trafficker (5,6)

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15a

More than one sweet model flirts round earl (7)

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17a

Tents go into river (7)

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18a

Will fruit put in drinks finish in lemonade? (11)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘put in’) of PEAR (‘fruit’) in SHAKES (‘drinks’) plus E (‘finish in lemonad E ‘).

22a

Emma's mother leaves clutching broken elbow, showing guts once (8)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘clutching’) of BOWEL, an anagram (‘broken’) of ‘elbow’ in ‘Em[ma]’s’ minus MA (‘mother leaves’), for an old version of disembowel.

23a

Emissary behind hosts, for example (6)

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24a

Jazz legend smashed on claret (8)

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25a

Those wanting money wrong to invest in variable rates (6)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘to invest in’) of X (‘wrong’) in TAERS, an anagram (‘variable’) of ‘rates’. Without the crossers, my first thought was EXTRAS as, for example, optional items when buying a new car.

Down

1d

Blissful Frenchman after draining Sancerre (6)

Generating...

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

A charade of SE (‘draining S ancerr E ‘) plus René’ (‘Frenchman’).

2d

Way of walking dog adult noted barking (4-3-3)

Generating...

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

A charade of HEEL (‘dog’, term of abuse) plus A (‘adult’) plus NDTOE, an anagram (‘barking’) of ‘noted’.

3d

Nanny off the booze before noon sure to get in a state (3,5)

Generating...

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

A charade of DRY (‘off the booze’) plus N (‘noon’) plus URSE, an anagram (‘to get in a state’) of ‘sure’.

4d

This lady ventures to secure recipe for fruity drinks (8)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘to secure’) of R (‘recipe’) in SHE (‘that lady’) plus BETS (‘ventures’).

5d

One thus about to tour Italian port dealing with marks on a map (8)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘to tour’) of BARI (‘Italian port’) in I (‘one’) plus SO (‘thus’) plus C ( circa , ‘about’).

7d

Felt sorry about wine drinking you reported (4)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘drinking’) of U (‘you reported’) in RED (‘wine’).

8d

21's replacement placed on horse (4)

Generating...

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

A charade of SET (‘placed’) plus H (‘horse’). According to Genesis 4:25, Seth was born to Eve after the death of Abel, and Eve declared that he was the replacement for her murdered son.

12d

Straightening out urchin's jacket, speaking with menace (10)

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13d

Peckham wide boy knowing where Dover is (8)

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14d

Idiot penning the French verb on the Spanish exams (2,6)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘penning’) of LE (‘the French’) plus V (‘verb’) plus EL (‘the Spanish’) in ASS (‘idiot’).

16d

Fat entertaining couple after start of spat? This ends the argument (4,4)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘entertaining’) of S (‘start of S pat’) plus TWO (‘couple’) in LARD (‘fat’).

19d

Building has heavy metal casing on hollow fascia (6)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘casing’) of RE (‘on’) plus FA (‘hollow F asci A ‘) in PB (chemical symbol, lead, ‘heavy metal’).

20d

Trader knocking 50% off car (4)

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21d

President has left the First Lady's child (4)

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