Guardian Cryptic #29242

2023-12-01

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1a

ABC is primarily suitable, perhaps, for these? (6)

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4a

Sewage initially disappearing after a flush (8)

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(e) FFLUENT ("sewage", initially disappearing ) after A

9a

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10a

Corrupt Raja in middle India gets the lingo there? (8)

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*(raja) [anag: corrupt ] in GUT ("middle") + I (India, in the NATO phonetic alphabet)

11a

Students getting job after good result of degree in letters (5-5,4)

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13a

Playing our piano, starts to compose concerto for horn (10)

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14a

Beer drained by Republicansit's bitter! (4)

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16a

Bank official rings Head of Eurobank (4)

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REF ("official") rings [ head of ] E (urobank)

18a

Society dance which includes tango, say, for one throwing a ball (4,6)

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S (society) + HOP ("dance") which includes T (tango, in the NATO phonetic alphabet) + UTTER ("say")

21a

In Minsk etc., so-so tours a problem for traveller (6,8)

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23a

Corpulent friar's bound for confectionery store (4,4)

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TUCK'S ("corpulent friar's") + HOP ("bound")

24a

Three bananas, round or straight? (6)

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25a

My hotel in Med resort in coastal route (8)

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COR ("my!") + H (hotel, in the NATO phonetic alphabet) in NICE ("Med resort")

26a

European country's sea unfortunately full of trash (6)

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*(sea) [anag: unfortunately ] full of PAN ("trash")

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1d

Maybe Holly's husband stuck behind large vehicle (4)

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2d

Louder individual welcomed among rabble (7)

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3d

Two lots of Greek letters containing a rhetorical device (8)

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CHIS and MUS ("two lots of Greek letters") containing A A chiasmus is device whereby a speaker uses a reversal to make his or her point (e.g. I don't live to work, I work to live (my own personal maxim))

5d

Spat on celebs one caught promoting social inequality (11)

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FEUD ("spat") on A-LIST ("celebrities") + I (one) + C (caught, in cricket)

6d

Communicate false info about mafiosi, periodically (6)

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LIE ("false info") about (m) A (f) I (o) S (i) [ periodically ]

7d

Volte-face from old chap in Parisian street entrance (7)

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[ volte-face ] <=(O (old) + MAN ("chap") in RUE ("Parisian street") )

8d

Online commenter's weight has someone laughing about it (9)

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12d

Silly mesh hot pants for a consumer of garments (7,4)

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CLOT ("silly") + *(mesh hot) [anag: pants ]

13d

Dealing with colour, check an artist like Turner eschews navy (9)

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Ch. (check, in chess notation) + ROMA (n) TIC ("a painter like Turner" eschewing N (navy))

15d

Around hostelry, suppose this may get drunk (8)

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17d

Alluring person's frenetic, topless dancing (7)

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19d

War god placed towards the top part of Roman decoration (7)

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<=(ARES ("war god") + SET ("placed"), towards the top )

20d

Little growth in Shanghai as no business is on the up (6)

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22d
9a

Not a single firm invested in huge capital returns in the Halifax region (4,6)

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