Guardian Cryptic #29246

2023-12-06

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Across

1a

Summit meeting’s introduction: up to nation to be prepared (11)

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

M (eeting) [ 's introduction ] + *(up to nation) [anag: to be prepared ]

9a

Clean before getting messy (7)

flowerflowerflower
10a

Stop working, cruise abroad (4,3)

flowerflowerflower
11a

Soldier in British Army primarily carrying kit: one passing out? (9)

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

B (ritish) A (rmy) [ primarlily ] carrying RIG ("kit") + DIER ("one passing out")

12a

Investigation of nick, police cleared guards (5)

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

P (olice) E [ cleared ] guards ROB ("nick")

14a

Rides here with you once around motorway then stops (5,5)

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

THEE ("you once") around M (motorway) then PARKS ("stops")

16a

A bundle of nerves to turn old car around(6,4)

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

SPIN ("to turn") + *(old car) [anag: around ]

19a

double parking in front of one in street (4)

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

P (parking) in front of I (one) in St. (street)

21a

Chair backs to contain ultimate in sick bags (5)

flowerflowerflower
22a

Old joke to admire is clear (9)

flowerflowerflower
24a

Spare afternoon is for retiring: one often found in bed (7)

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

FREE ("spare") + <=(A (afternnon) + IS , retiring )

25a

Sad daughter carrying books did cry (7)

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

BLUE ("sad") + D (daughter) carrying BB (books)

26a

What might get put on sweet girl can seem wrong (6,5)

flowerflowerflower

Down

1d

Complaint of woman in the club: Dawn with good point (7,8)

flowerflowerflower
2d

Dark here? Problem getting top off underwear (5)

flowerflowerflower
3d

Consider fiddle? Wife and husband after sex (3,4)

flowerflowerflower
4d

Acting in clip to hide programme’s finale (7)

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

IN + TRIM ("clip") to hide (programm) E [ 's finale ]

5d

Hummer’s discharge could be from this dog whistle (8)

flowerflowerflower
6d

Take a large loaf, still kept in this? (10,5)

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

PHOTOGRAPH ("take") + A + L (large) + BUM ("loaf")

7d

Working in country, live over lake (6)

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

USA ("country") + BE ("live") over L (lake)

8d

Voices in golf clubs not quiet (6)

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

(p) UTTERS ("golf clubs", not P (piano, in music, so "quiet")

15d

Leaves out-of-date, old tin cans (6,2)

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

PASSÉ ("out of date") + O (old) canned by Sn (chemical symbol for "tin")

16d

Leave plant out (3,3)

flowerflowerflower
17d

White bishop completely supporting opening from queen, we hear? (3,4)

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

B (bishop, in chess notation) + ALL ("completely") supporting homophone [ we hear ] of Q (opening from Queen)

18d

Bent rich mob like diamonds (7)

flowerflowerflower
20d

Now aim parting shot (6)

flowerflowerflower
23d

European nurse missing section to come into operation (5)

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

E (European) + NUR (s) E missing S (section)