Guardian Cryptic #29221

2023-11-07

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Across

1a

The limit starts to need adjustment in principle (4,5)

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An anagram (to need adjustment) of STARTS in LAW (principle)

6a
1d

Father of poetry? (4)

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Cryptic definition: the Pope is the Holy Father and Alexander Pope is the poet

8a

With last of goulash consumed, have too much stew (8)

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OVEREAT (have too much) round [goulas]H

9a

On the same page, I stay calm, ultimately (6)

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I BIDE (I stay) +[cal]M

10a

Gold on key, little time for lead (6)

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11a

Less in order? (8)

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TAKE AWAY (less, in arithmetic)

12a
24a

26 19's bottle-opener applied to thin bottle (6,6)

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15a

Forecasters recalled problems in storms (8)

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A reversal (recalled) of MET (Meteorologist Office – forecasters) + PESTS (problems)

16a

Dabbler teases swingers (8)

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HAM (dabbler) + MOCKS) (teases)

19a

See 26

21a

Doctor of Literature endlessly circled by European ballerina (8)

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SEUS[s] ( Doctor of Literature , endlessly) in DANE (European)

22a
14d

26 19's tart? (6,5)

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24a

See 12

25a

Sovereign on flag, an individual from western Europe (8)

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IRIS (flag) + HM (His / Her Majesty – sovereign) + AN

26a
19a

Chicken expecting turkey, perhapsto wit? (4,6)

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27a

Once ref roughed up by Royal Engineers, impose rule again (9)

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An anagram (roughed up) of ONCE REF + RE (Royal Engineers) – this word needs a hyphen

Down

1d

See 6

2d

Overcoat or tutus for tailoring (7)

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An anagram (for tailoring) of OR TUTUS –

3d

See 22 Across

4d

Rap artist thanks junk (3-1-3)

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RA (artist) + TA (thanks) + TAT (junk)

5d

Cocktail: fancy drinking the blue one shortly (6,3)

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WHIM (fancy) round SKY (the blue) + AC[e] (one, shortly)

6d

26 19's kind of wire in sensitive area (7,5)

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7d

Inferior versifier, one sampling American author? (9)

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POE TASTER (one sampling Edgar Allan POE, American author)

13d

Dog also has a pee when tickled (5,4)

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An anagram (when tickled) of ALSO HAS + A P

14d

See 22

17d

Wind in low cloud slowing, mostly (7)

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MIST (low cloud) + RAL[l] (abbreviation for rallentando, musical direction to slow down)

18d

Uncontaminated, set free over bug (7)

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20d

Greeting witness heard? (7)

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22d

26 19's fire once ignited in fictional schoolboy (5,9)

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23d

Knock out boxer as everyone gulps (5)

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