Guardian Cryptic #29233

2023-11-21

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Across

1a
5a

Empty large car? Earth cost appalling! (7,7)

Generating...
5a

See 1

9a

Better garden party? (5)

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10a

Helper turned to describe complicated graph for birth control (9)

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11a

Forest dwellers seeing prophet come back to Earth? (5,5)

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12a
21a

Posed with indignation and mockery (6)

Generating...
14a
23d

A patch liable to emerge from this feature of first floor letters (12,5)

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18a

Contents of menu binder covered by German improvements (12)

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

[m]EN[u] + CEMENT (a “binder”) in HANS

21a

See 12

22a

Brief time in fashion, a nose condom (10)

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25a

Leisurely moo in field getting loud at the end (4-5)

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

LOW (moo) in SPACE + [lou]D

26a

Representation is fine in net returns (5)

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

OK (fine) in reverse of NET

27a

At last, it's my turn: give your blessing, try working together (7)

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28a

Others yelled regularly for transformation (7)

Generating...

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

REST (others) + alternate letters of YeLlEd

Down

1d

Cutty's type of sea (6)

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2d

Catch mate briefly on the way up (6)

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3d

Using a digger as weapon to secure poor-quality residence (10)

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4d

Summer snake (5)

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5d

A bracelet designed for future identification? (9)

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6d

Long-suffering (4)

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7d

Deal using diplomacy to secure managed end of hostilities (8)

Generating...

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

RAN (managed) + [hostilitie]S in TACT

8d

Turn up volume in bank from elsewhere (8)

Generating...

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

Reverse of TOME in RELY (to bank)

13d

Nice and within the rules to show small busts? (10)

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15d

Order hot items for starters and a cherry pudding (9)

Generating...

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

H[ot] I[tems] + (A CHERRY)*

16d

Fancy seeing us as clever people! (8)

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17d

Insert implement in cut (8)

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19d

Essential wear first and foremost for Shrek character (6)

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20d

After love, packed for Danish port (6)

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23d

See 14 Across

24d

Pole in a fight (4)

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