Guardian Cryptic #29218

2023-11-03

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1a

Addendum to reform church text (7)

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5a

It’s all eyes on this popinjay! (7)

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10a

Free-for-all in these meetings? Quite the reverse! (4)

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

the first part of the clue is to be read in “reverse” i.e. “[these] meetings in Free-for-all” FORA=”meetings”, found inside [Free]-FOR-A[ll]

11a

That chap touring calm path in fitness retreat (6,4)

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

HE=”That chap”; plus anagram/”touring” of (calm path)*

12a

Might her novels go here? (6)

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

Hilary MANTEL [wiki] is a writer, and her books might be placed on a MANTEL above a fireplace

13a

Discharges drunk men at sea (8)

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14a

In Cornwall, Catholic assumes a belief that can’t be questioned (6,3)

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

C (Catholic), inside A CREDO=”a belief”; all in SW (“In Cornwall”, which is in the SW/south-west of England) “assumes” as in ‘takes on’/’bears’/’wears’ to indicate insertion of C into A CREDO

16a

In film, sounds like a little horse? Sounds like it! (5)

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

FOLEY means producing sound effects (e.g of a horse’s hooves) for film it sounds like ‘foal-y’=”like a little horse”

17a

Might one feature dapper hat and cane-twirling? (5)

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

first letter/”hat” of D-[apper], plus anagram/”twirling” of (cane)*

19a

Footing cost up front (poor, taking on overdraft), touring Hawaii (9)

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

first letter/”up front” of C-[ost], plus ROPY=”poor [in terms of quality]” around OD (over draft); all around/”touring” HI (state abbreviation for Hawaii)

23a

Support Bob in the Winter Olympics (8)

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24a

I ignored caustic, irritable, prickly sort (6)

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

anagram/”irritable” of (caustic)*, ignoring the letter I

26a

They block things circling in his orbit (10)

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

anagram/”circling” of (in his orbit)*

27a

Finally hears alto section performing one of these (4)

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28a

Bird (hawk) eating a couple of scraps of guacamole (7)

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

SELL=”hawk”, around A (taken from the surface) and a couple of letters/scraps from GU-[acamole]

29a

In theory, one supports fish? (7)

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Down

2d

Pores over a child’s first bits of artwork, messily clutched (7)

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

STOMATA are pores in the surface of a leaf reversal/”over” of all of: A TOT’S=”a child’s”, with first letters of A-[rtwork] M-[essily] clutched inside

3d

Final one to finish admitted not being this, as the saying goes? (5)

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

as the saying goes, “Last, but not LEAST” LAST=”Final”, with the last letter/”finish” to [on]-E taken inside/”admitted”

4d

Formerly healthy, daughter had a blow-out? (7)

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6d

Catch lover, bound up, getting his end away (6)

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7d

Very happy to stake a birdhouse for the Reverend (4-1-4)

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

“the Reverend” meaning the Reverend Spooner Spoonerism of ‘hock a coop’=”stake a birdhouse” ‘hock’ as in ‘pawn’ or ‘use as a deposit’, similar to “stake” meaning ‘pledge’ or ‘put at risk’

8d

Take part not all of whole (missing fifth) (7)

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9d

Be free to be a nudist (4,7,2)

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15d

Thinking back to being exhausted after record breaking finisher (9)

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

ALL IN=having used everything up=”[being] exhausted”, after REC (“record”); then plus the last letter/”finisher” of [breakin]-G REC/record as in ‘make a recording’ e.g. a button labelled REC on a tape recorder

18d

Like footballer Harry, tackling Chelsea’s forward sideways (7)

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

AS=”Like” + KANE=”footballer Harry” [wiki] ; around/”tackling” the first/”forward” letter of C-[helsea]

20d

Withdrawn, relieved, when son heads south (7)

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

RE-S-CUED=”relieved”, with the S (son) moving down/”south” i.e. closer to the bottom of the grid entry

21d

Face taking pot daily (7)

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22d

Somewhat hearty nuisance - one kicks off (6)

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

definition: relating to the ATRIA of the heart TRIAL=”nuisance”, and A=”one” goes first/”kicks off”

25d

What one pays when visiting a coffee chain (5)

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