Guardian Cryptic #29226

2023-11-13

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Across

7a

Victoria's one abysmally low year? (5,2)

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8a

Country hotel's playing ball (7)

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9a

Censor's current turnover (4)

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10a

Insult by a President at Conference? Make yourself scarce! (9)

Generating...

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

DIS A P[resident] + PEAR (of which Conference is a type)

12a

Bird pen fixture with round ridge opening tipped over (5)

Generating...

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

Reverse of NIB + O (round) + R[idge]

13a

Fun is editing leader for paper (8)

Generating...

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

TREAT + IS + E[diting]

15a

Jack Ball at Houston bankers' convenience (4)

Generating...

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

J[ack] + O (ball, as also in 8a) + the “bankers” of H[ousto]N – john is (mostly US) slang for a toilet or convenience

16a

Brother's kitchen item reported (5)

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17a

With Dicky, one could be left in it (4)

Generating...

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

W[ith] + ILL (dicky)

18a

Touchdown, in two words, makes you experience sadness (4,4)

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20a

Sun bear: unstable potential killer (5)

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21a

A smashing time here for a rock star? (5,4)

Generating...
22a

A dive's possible feature food (4)

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24a

Cast is turning fata hindrance when on the road (7)

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25a

Potential big name actor going around college: time to go red (7)

Generating...

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

C in STARLET less the first T

Down

1d

Club's court date (4)

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2d

Office item used to be involved in bet (5,3)

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3d

Vegetable garden's boundary land (6)

Generating...

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

SWEDE + [garde]N

4d

'1812', for one, is bound to have noisy climax and corny bit (4,4)

Generating...

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

LEAP (to bound) + the “climax” or last letter of noisY + EAR (a bit of corn)

5d

It has a canopy of raised support (6)

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6d

Former actor producing 'Female Resistance' (4)

Generating...

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

SHE + R – the actor is Sir Antony Sher, who died in 2021

11d

Position sack and turn over light (3,4,2)

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12d

Polish river comes first as major river (5)

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14d

What you aim to do, only without Victor (5)

Generating...

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

V in SOLE

16d

Stories of old people taking on new role (8)

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17d

Gale's hiding book, a dictionary (8)

Generating...
19d

Small US state capitalnot Hudson? (6)

Generating...

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

LITTLE ROCK (state capital of Arkansas) less ROCK [Hudson, actor]

20d

Obnoxious type of quiet Scottish island (6)

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21d

Criminal carrier has nothing to hide (4)

Generating...

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

0 in HOD (brick-carrier)

23d

Company was boastful (4)

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