Guardian Cryptic #29267

2024-01-01

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8a

Appease one caught in institute's scandal? (8)

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

An envelope (‘caught in’) of I (‘one’) in MIT (Massachusetts ‘Institute’ of Technology; as a definition ‘institute’ does not need the capital) plus GATE (the all-purpose suffix for ‘scandal’).

9a

Love to be a woman (5)

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10a

Defunct car maker returns, as we hear from the flock (4)

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11a

One completes one's task with conviction (10)

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12a

Sluggishness of shattered troop on run (6)

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14a

Old time theatre one enters (5,3)

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

An envelope (‘enters’) of ‘one’ in STAGE (‘theatre’).

16a

Makes meaning clear in Christmas verses? (7)

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18a

Carries out goods (7)

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21a

It's hard, running along the motorway! (8)

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23a

Tolerates being without right clothes (6)

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24a

Money and a tiny bit of comfort: is it for the birds? (10)

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26a

Nonsense piece of photoshopping (4)

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27a

Parts of body, on the bottom? (5)

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

Crypticish definition.

28a

This porn should be buried in the earth (4-4)

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

A reference to the earth’s inner structure, with its central solid core.

Down

1d

Dress is fine in open air, being fashionable (8)

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2d
26d

Use tongue, just about spit out what may be round your mouth (8)

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3d

It's a fag preparing grapes (6)

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4d

Homer is involved in tales of this? (7)

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5d
25d

Predict cold atmosphere at first in Arden? (8)

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6d

Nominal leader would be sacked if he argued (10)

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7d

Take ages to fit in (6)

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13d

Awkwardly curb parole that's possible to get (10)

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15d
17d

Commit fouldismissed before full time (6)

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17d

See 15

19d

Greatly value this fictional island (8)

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

A reference to the novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.

20d

Like some iron, approximate in weight (7)

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22d

Bully, almost injure, American bum (6)

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23d

Bring me up part of tree to make board (6)

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25d

See 5

26d

See 2