Guardian Cryptic #29196

2023-10-09

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Across

9a

Raven free to fly around, no worries (5,4)

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10a

It's obvious Charlie's a foolish old king (5)

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11a

With meaningless opening word, joined broadcast (5)

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12a

Cereals so cooked in pot (9)

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13a

Withdraws from circulation, but drops by (5,2)

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14a

Taking this to repair appliance perhaps retreat under challenge (4,3)

flowerflowerflower
17a

Burrowing into hill is very daring (5)

Generating...

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

V[ery] in BRAE (hillside)

19a

Every direction but south: that's unusual (3)

flowerflowerflower
20a

Earth used to rotate very rapidly, some say (5)

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21a

Took part in court and behaved badly (5,2)

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22a

Repair your old well (7)

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24a

Teacher coming up to retirement probably worth a lot of money (3,6)

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26a

Probe deep inlet (5)

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28a

Old Jewish quarter not hard to reach (3,2)

Generating...

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

GHETTO less H

29a

Small animal we may hear that makes harsh cry (9)

Generating...

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

S + “creature”

Down

1d

Latest headlines caught in browsers (4)

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2d

Any of five letters read out is a confession (6)

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3d

House that's revisited, often veiled (10)

Generating...

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

Reference to Evelyn Waugh’s novel Brideshead Revisited , and a bride’s head (or rather her face) may be veiled

4d

Danger signal as English tuck into some breakfast (6)

Generating...

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

E in BACON

5d

Not pleased to submit to old killer (8)

flowerflowerflower
6d

What a revolutionary suffers? (4)

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7d

Start of operation with nothing on time (4,4)

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8d

Not charged in public punch-up: that's not for all (4)

Generating...

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

A public punch-up is a “FREE for all”

13d

Horse artillery in crisis meeting (5)

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15d

One growing wild may intimidate trembling players (3,7)

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16d

Hard to please feminine parent? Not at first (5)

flowerflowerflower
18d

Does it counteract a love potion? (8)

flowerflowerflower
19d

Most pine grievously for assistance from relative (8)

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22d

Former Salisbury hotel area, excellent (6)

Generating...

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

H + A[rea] + RARE; capital of Zimbabwe, formerly Salisbury, capital of Rhodesia

23d

Party drug: after small quantity, I felt the hit (6)

Generating...
24d

Internet suffix given to Yankeewhat a party! (4)

Generating...

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

ORG (suffix for Internet domain names) + Y[ankee]

25d

Minuscule part of anatomy (4)

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27d

Mend? Oh no (4)

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