Guardian Cryptic #29191

2023-10-03

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Across

1a

Quintessential replica yacht set adrift (12)

flowerflowerflower
9a

Conscious campaign to stop atomic energy (5)

Generating...

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

WAR (campaign) in (to stop) A (atomic) E (energy)

10a

State suffering penalties (9)

flowerflowerflower
11a

24 hours to protect house in the old country (7)

flowerflowerflower
12a

Most advantageous silence over Epstein, oddly offed beforehand (7)

Generating...

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

O (over) + even letters (oddly offed) of ePsTeIn + MUM (silence)

13a

Lacking direction, driver ultimately unable to deliver milk (10)

Generating...

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

[driver]R + UDDERLESS – such a mammal would be unable to deliver milk

15a

Stagger out to lunch in wrong direction (4)

flowerflowerflower
18a

Reportedly breed fish (4)

flowerflowerflower
19a

Recent maps misplaced cliff (10)

flowerflowerflower
22a

Inebriate elite was in charge (7)

flowerflowerflower
24a

Degenerate's expression of contentment, lying back in bed (7)

Generating...

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

A reversal (lying back) of PURR (expression of contentment) in COT (bed)

25a

Endless slum in country almost making Italian scoff (9)

flowerflowerflower
26a

One who's far from brilliant husband material (5)

flowerflowerflower
27a

Suffering with inflammation around cut (12)

Generating...

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

W (with) + REDNESS (inflammation) round ETCH (cut)

Down

1d

Sheepishly advanced and knocked stuffing out of lackey (9)

Generating...

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

A (advanced) + BASHED (knocked) + L[acke]Y, without its stuffing

2d

Maidens make sandwiches and a light meal (5,3)

Generating...

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

CREATE (make) round (sandwiches) M (maidens – cricket) + A

3d

English politician, extremely tawdry and hollow (5)

Generating...

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

E (English) + MP (politican) + T[awdr]Y

4d

See a lowly junk in arm of Pacific (6,3)

Generating...

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

An anagram (junk) of SEA A LOWLY – where you might see a junk

5d

Giant shih-tzus regularly unmoved (2,4)

Generating...

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

Alternate letters (regularly) of gIaNt ShIhT-zUs

6d

Saw Chinese leader blocking American order (5)

Generating...

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

XI (Jinping, Chinese leader) in A (American) OM (Order of Merit)

7d

Pasty and wine picked up for ramble (6)

flowerflowerflower
8d

They may spread disease in clever minds (6)

flowerflowerflower
14d

Go on date long after all else has failed (4-5)

flowerflowerflower
16d

Quivering wings of tender bird briefly infested with lice (9)

Generating...

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

T[ende]R + EMU (bird) + LOUS[y] (infested with lice, briefly)

17d

Pal cries out for a breather (8)

flowerflowerflower
18d

Most indecent cleavage is in Paris (6)

flowerflowerflower
20d

Irritable, tense and so on, Harry loses heart (6)

Generating...

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

T (tense) + ETC (and so on) + H[arr]Y

21d

Told that leaders must leave square (3,3)

flowerflowerflower
23d

Professorship of Prosthetic Hairdressing (5)

flowerflowerflower
24d

Liberal dons scolded youngster (5)

Generating...

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

L in (dons) CHID (scolded)