Guardian Cryptic #29173

2023-09-12

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Across

1a

Salvage extremely rare celestial object (7)

Generating...

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

The “extreme” letters of RarE CelestiaL + AIM (object)

5a

Look after the issue for others (4,3)

flowerflowerflower
9a

Diving attacker received trivial sum, initially for throwing game (5)

flowerflowerflower
10a

Endeavour to capture contact linked to English betrayal (9)

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

REACH (to contact) + E in TRY (endeavour)

11a

Pee twice, say, when going offit's that simple (4,5)

flowerflowerflower
12a

Plan to gather information for show trial (5)

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

I[nformation] in PLOT. A pilot could be a trial of a TV show

13a

Lure agency worker to join top table (5)

flowerflowerflower
15a

Investigator locates married American friends in Arab country (9)

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

M[arried] BUDS in OMAN

18a

Spread dischargeit's all over now (4,5)

flowerflowerflower
19a

Key type added on to register (5)

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

To LATCH ON is to register – Anto often tends to use clues like this that seem to work the wrong way round

21a

Piece in cited literature about accent (5)

flowerflowerflower
23a

Plenty in favour of merger (9)

flowerflowerflower
25a

Air sounds freaked out such old fogeys (9)

flowerflowerflower
26a

Current source of master's trendy interior (5)

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

IN (trendy) in MA’S

27a

Artificial servant picked up after staff (3-4)

flowerflowerflower
28a

Case has one placed in clear folder? (7)

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

I in PATENT (obvious, clear)

Down

1d

Split over irregular decree that's basically worthless (3,4)

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

Alternate letters (irregular?) of DeCrEe in RENT

2d

Church is smart shifting this festival (9)

flowerflowerflower
3d

Sit up after a tale from him, perhaps (5)

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

A + reverse of POSE

4d

Desperate men head to addiction treatment (9)

flowerflowerflower
5d

Two insects left out? That's powerful (5)

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

BEE + FLY less L

6d

Reconsider second exercise over youngster getting upset (4,5)

flowerflowerflower
7d

Take time to get in close (5)

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

T in SEAL (to close)

8d

Attempt to give fitting advice when clothes shopping (3,2,2)

flowerflowerflower
14d

Arrange dates here in the Middle East (3,3,3)

flowerflowerflower
16d

Cheers when getting to the end of the drink (7,2)

flowerflowerflower
17d

Bedding edge will do for mother, they say (9)

flowerflowerflower
18d

Pools found on embankment at historic conference site (7)

flowerflowerflower
20d

Communication equipment created by worker group (7)

flowerflowerflower
22d

Material name added to charge (5)

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

I’m not sure if this is N in LIEN (a legal charge?) or LINE (charge as in “line one’s pockets”?)

23d

Hesitate when seeing father sitting on facility (5)

flowerflowerflower
24d

Core of county police force not satisfied (5)

flowerflowerflower