Guardian Cryptic #29217

2023-11-02

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Across

8a

Dress up as Satan, passing masks on (8)

flowerflowerflower
9a

Those Charles has? (6)

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10a

See 22

11a

Language teacher finally coming in naked? (8)

Generating...

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

Last letter of teacheR in SANS KIT (without clothes, naked)

12a

Check articles etc. translated: Italian features (4)

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13a

Naughty pic with dustman where everything exposed (6,4)

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15a

Indian dish I found beside one fed to no Messiah? (7)

Generating...

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

I in BRIAN (“he’s not the Messiah, he’s a very naughty boy”) + I

16a

Middle Eastern food: some not quite in season for Americans (7)

Generating...

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

A FE[w] in FALL

18a

Cake: endless sweetener on the side (7,3)

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19a

Bird unable to fly having lost right wing, dashing (4)

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20a

State where house secured by goodish priest? (8)

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

HO (house) in OK LAMA

22a
10a

Hot ingredient provided in cold water (6,6)

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23a

Pseud sacked by bureau ultimately finished (4,2)

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

[burea]U + PSEUD*

24a

Switch on back of appliance is green, possibly (8)

Generating...

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

[applianc]E + (IS GREEN)*

Down

1d

As is 'billet-dou' in 'a billet-doux'? (6,4,1,4)

Generating...

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

“billet-dou” needs to have an X added, i.e. to be SEALED WITH A KISS, to make a billet-doux, and love letters are often said to be this

2d

Lido with black stripe, swimming pool (6,9)

flowerflowerflower
3d

Conflict is over issue about which steps taken (10)

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IS + SON in DANCE (steps)

4d

Resort where character took a deep breath, audibly? (7)

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5d

Study that's barely sufficient, curtailed (4)

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6d

Local favourite takes nothing from disappointing mark in college (4,11)

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7d

Standing against British rule where one is stymied by parliament, is it an omnishambles? (4-11)

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14d

Elegant poet drank (4-6)

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17d

Nail in rising water wears away (7)

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

BRAD (nail) in reverse of SEA

21d

Oh no ducks, I nearly forgot! (4)

Generating...

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

O O (zeroes, ducks) + PS (postscript – “I nearly forgot”)