Guardian Cryptic #29190

2023-10-02

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Across

1a

Support clubs in remote region (9)

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6a

Snub I assume hides prejudice (4)

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10a

A politician with one excuse for failure (5)

Generating...

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

A (from the surface) + LIB (liberal, "politician") + I="one"

11a

Sad effort forming compromises (5-4)

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12a

Support place in south-east for church tower (7)

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13a

Gatecrash popular event finally getting bawdy (7)

Generating...

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

IN="popular" + final letter of [even]-T + RUDE="bawdy"

14a

Examination of progress turning in quota by Bury (13)

Generating...

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

GO="progress" as a verb, reversed/"turning" in RATION="quota"; all after INTER="bury"

17a

Candy caught working with ferocity travelling around Newcastle area (13)

Generating...

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

C (caught, cricket abbreviation) + ON="working" + anagram/"travelling" of (ferocity)* around NE (North East, "Newcastle area")

21a

Believe singer holding monkey is a better bargain (7)

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22a

Money lenders more certain to be found in America (7)

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24a

Took the lead from sanctimonious individual left holding drug (9)

Generating...

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

PI (short for pious, "sanctimonious") + ONE="individual" + RED (as in socialist, "left"); around E (ecstasy, "drug")

25a

Throw a loop (5)

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26a

Regularly snaffled cash box (4)

Generating...

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

regular letters from S -n- A -f- F -l- E -d

27a

Steersman sorted out disordered situation (5,4)

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Down

1d

Carries family hat worn on ceremonial occasions (8)

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2d

Plant initially consumed colony of bees (5)

Generating...

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

initial letter of C-onsumed + HIVE="colony of bees"

3d

Whiskey cooler photographer gives young rascal (14)

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4d

Active regarding getting article ready (2,3,2)

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5d

Turned over rugs in academy showing endurance (7)

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7d

Chimney in pub by church produces effect (9)

Generating...

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

FLUE="Chimney" in INN="pub", plus CE (Church of England)

8d

Son first to meet Virgin Queen and nun (6)

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9d

Novelist quits rewrite about Republican puppet masters, perhaps (14)

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15d

Reprimanded American's annoyed (6,3)

Generating...

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

to 'tick off' is a British phrase meaning to reprimand, and an American phrase meaning to annoy

16d

Agreement accepted by rowing team makes a kind of sense (8)

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18d

Facial hair (not black) on strange part of body (7)

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19d

Middle of masthead below boom (7)

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20d

Head of strategy manages fields (6)

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23d

Chuck out timeless fabric (5)

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