Guardian Cryptic #29179

2023-09-19

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1a

Prolonged start of hibernation gently refreshed bears (7)

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

*(gently) [anag: refreshed ] bears [ start of ] H (ibernation)

5a

He was a lopper of sweaters! (7)

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The Reverend SPOONER famously mixed up the first letter of words, so he was a SWAPPER OF LETTERS, or in his words "a lopper of sweaters"

10a

Clubs not taking part in the end get beaten (4)

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C (clubs) not taking part in (c) LOSE ("the end")

11a

Could this influencer create corrupt hoax? (4,6)

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12a

Detailed part of brutalist edifice (6)

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13a

Trainer's work assignment could be regularly returned (8)

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

[ returned ] <=(ROTA ("work assignment" + C (o) U (l) D (b) E [ regularly ] )

14a

Lake with small peninsula is wider than it is deep (9)

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16a

Horny guy, for example, runs round middle of brothel (5)

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SAY ("for example") + R (runs, in cricket) round [ middle of ] (bro) T (hel)

17a

12 days of fasting announced (5)

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19a

Stigma attached to boring hunk related to us (9)

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23a

What connects wise men from the east during religious observance? (8)

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<=MAGI ("wise men", from the east ) during LENT ("religious obeservance)

24a

Vessel from which missiles are launched (6)

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26a

Despise blue watch straps (4,4,2)

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27a

Brand behind cycling (4)

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28a

Famous people's feet? (7)

flowerflowerflower
29a

Abuse married lover (7)

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Down

2d

Endless announcement in paper mostly reveals unusual things (7)

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3d

Person who stops corporation circumventing employees' case (5)

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

GUT ("corporation") circumventing E (mployee) S [ case ]

4d

I hid almost all cash flows relating to religious community (7)

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*(i had cas) [anag: flows ] where CAS is [ almost all ] CAS(h)

6d

Where one might speak with ill-will under pressure (6)

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7d

Ocean waves perhaps get bigger afresh (4,5)

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*(ocean) [anag: waves ] + GAIN ("perhaps get bigger")

8d

Saving money in a way protects company (7)

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*(money) [anag: in a way ] protects Co. (company)

9d

Camp squealing is really funny (4-9)

flowerflowerflower
15d

I have no idea what could ultim­ately make son upset (4,3,2)

flowerflowerflower
18d

Incident record is of daily events, primarily (7)

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

EP (extended play "record") IS + O (f) D (aily) E (vents) [ primarily ]

20d

Perhaps man arriving without jacket concealed trousers (7)

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21d

Ignorant of Stubbs's pottery work? (7)

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22d

Temporarily transfer back subordinate (6)

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25d

Wise man of people degrading leader (5)

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

(i)RISH ("people") degrading its leader (I) could become RISH(I)