Guardian Cryptic #29197

2023-10-10

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1a

Hard slant's adopted in assembly (7)

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

definition: CHAMBER can refer to a place where an assembly may meet, or to the assembly itself CAMBER=”slant” adopting H (Hard)

5a

Seduced by bum with dated expression (7)

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9a

Central shipyard allows owner to build tower (5)

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

central letters from shi- PY- ard al- LO -ws ow- N -er typo correct – thanks to FrankieG

10a

Roam around in alarm, taking everything in (9)

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

anagram/”around” of (Roam)*, in PANIC=”alarm”

11a

A solution for stiff locks (9)

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12a

Reason poles are found in a place like York? (5)

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

N+S (North and South poles), inside SEE=cathedral city=”a place like York”

13a

Rich people like us seldom have starters (5)

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15a

Rugby side required to score 147? (3,6)

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18a

Difficulty getting to the top for unqualified head (9)

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19a

Low rubbish describing heavy fellow's chest (5)

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21a

Manicheism provides a comfortable place to be (5)

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23a

Cleaner gets sick pensioner to eat nothing (3,2,4)

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

BARFS=”gets sick” + OAP (old age pensioner); around O=”nothing”

25a

Move stand, then reconnect (5,4)

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26a

Message William expects to be partially rejected (5)

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27a

Teams we organised are best, some say (3,4)

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28a

Erroneously pick up note by quiet listener (7)

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Down

1d

Nick manages to acquire skip... (3,4)

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2d

... free, when retail use has been reviewed (2,7)

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3d

Working in transport to get extra income (5)

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4d

Fulminate about common idea brought up in dispatches (9)

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

RAGE=”Fulminate”, around TROPE=”common idea” reversed/”brought up”

5d

Prudent to move medical facility out of food processing plant (5)

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

ER (emergency room, “medical facility”) taken out of CANN-ER-Y=”food processing plant”

6d

Occasional jade auction held in strange city (9)

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

occasional letters from J-ad-E, plus SALE+”auction” in RUM=”strange”

7d

French journal removes depleted database - it's a dud (5)

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8d

Writer talked about devil (7)

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14d

Ripped up shores with tool that's used to protect mounts (9)

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

anagram/”Ripped up” of (shores)*, plus HOE=”tool”

16d

Tool for cutting plank supporting small part of raised concrete (5,4)

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

BEAM=”plank [of wood]”, after S (small) put into a reversal/”raised” of REAL=”concrete”

17d

Check on old company behind confectionery (9)

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18d

Amount political party initially tucked inside secret location (7)

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

ANC (African National Congress, “political party”) + initial letter of T-ucked; all inside SUM=”Account”

20d

Provider, when I will have gone, becomes more flexible (7)

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22d

Trough offering shelter in church (5)

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23d

Wager about gold in Australia, is outstanding (5)

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24d

Regularly offer eldest some meals (5)

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

definition: ‘feed’ can be used as a noun meaning ‘meal’ regular letters taken from o- F -f- E -r E -l- D -e- S -t