Guardian Cryptic #29271

2024-01-05

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Across

1a

Foreign minister's transition periods (8)

Generating...

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

An anagram (foreign) of MINISTER

5a

Off-peak drop in crew members vehicle oddly ignored (6)

Generating...

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

ABS (sailors – crew members) + even letters of [v]E[h]I[c]L[e]

9a

Spicy pepper in pan in South American country (8)

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10a

What street vendor might use in pub altercation (6)

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12a

Tied down repeatedly (4,3,4)

Generating...

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

NECK (to down = drink) repeatedly

15a

Cake-maker, say, drinking one more bitter (5)

Generating...

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

ICER (cake maker, say) round I (one)

17a

Bit of a joint bloke's rolling inhaled by queen (9)

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18a

Revered African, saving time, runs a trip in Africa? (3,6)

Generating...

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

R (runs) + A + SAFARI (trip in Africa) round T (time)

19a

Cycling around Asian city, or the local capital (5)

Generating...

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

If we ‘cycle’ the letters of KYOTO (Asian city) we get TOKYO

20a

The urban area here contains light Scottish flora (11)

Generating...

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

THIS TOWN (the urban area here) round LED (light)

24a

Cambridge University figure's winter warmer (6)

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25a

Drunken idiot receiving Murray's first service (4,4)

Generating...

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

HIGH (drunken) + ASS (idiot) round M[urray]

26a

Peer around Eastbourne, not content to drive (3,3)

Generating...

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

TOFF (peer) round E[astbourn]E, minus its content

27a

Papers about case of turpitude judge went over again (8)

Generating...

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

ID (papers) round T[urpitud]E + RATE (judge)

Down

1d

Playing nice new record, 'Firestarter' (10)

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2d

Least cool women's smallest clothes (10)

Generating...

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

TITCHIEST (smallest) round (clothes) W (women)

3d

Red has drink during revolutionary song (5)

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

OJ (orange juice – drink) in a reversal (revolutionary) of AIR (song)

4d

Weirdly calm mediator, with emotions running high (12)

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6d

Want to break boxer's nose with hit, which shows a good fighter (5,4)

Generating...

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

LACK (want) in first letter (nose) of B[oxer] + BELT (hit)

7d

Make tea or coffee in this, we hear (4)

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8d

Dirty residence half scrubbed up (4)

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11d

This area's for walking dog, said policeman brooking no nonsense (4,8)

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13d

Exquisite items from factory with zero emission of gas (5,2,3)

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14d

Distinguished company sing about earl, boring King Edward (10)

Generating...

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

CO (company) + a reversal (about) of SING + E (earl) in R (king) ED[ward]

16d

Like filling tripe and grouse cut on a Sunday? (5,4)

Generating...

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

AS (like) in ROT (tripe) + BEEF (grouse)

21d

What could put you under intensive therapy, in part (5)

Generating...

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

Contained in intensivE THERapy

22d

Business's ending belly up, getting black mark (4)

Generating...

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

[busines]S + a reversal (up, in a down clue) of TUM (belly)

23d

Way to disregard liberal viewer's complaint (4)

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