Guardian Cryptic #29288

2024-01-25

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Across

1a

Wine barrel trimmed to make instrument (7)

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5a

Daughters interrupted by expression of hesitation I have produced (7)

Generating...

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

An envelope (interrupted by’) of ER (‘expression of hesitation’) plus I’V’E (‘I have’) in D D (‘daughters’).

9a

They criticise struggle to fill water containers beside river (9)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘to fill’) of VIE (‘struggle’) in R (‘river’) plus EWERS (‘water containers’).

10a

Parents accommodate heading for Rome (Italian city) (5)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘accommodate’) of R (‘heading for R ome’) in PA MA (‘parents’);

11a

Chilled response about source of unusual accent (4)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘about’) of U (‘source of U nusual’) in BRR (‘chilled response’).

12a

Lovei.e., bums heavingin these? (4,6)

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14a

Prepared to come round to fix instrument (6)

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15a

Detective encountering nonsense about one US city (7)

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16a

Week One in US series is sentimental (7)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘in’) of WK (‘week’) plus I (‘one’) in MASH (‘US series’, television).

18a

Nothing new purchased, having missed opening (6)

Generating...

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

A charade of N (‘new’) plus [b]OUGHT (‘purchased’) minus the first letter (‘having missed opening’).

20a

Yorkshire produce an encouragement for Arab? (6,4)

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21a

Much-favoured bridge team where lawyers gather (4)

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24a

Short story identifying detective, in brief? (5)

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25a

Little space to be engrossed in accommodating a venture (9)

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26a

Dictionary is holding up returning name of complex (7)

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27a

List best type of desks? (4-3)

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Down

1d

Cancel membership fee after receiving credit (5)

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2d

Conceal part of innings in tournament (5,2)

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3d

Runs after people gathering for a drink (4)

Generating...

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

A charade of BEE (‘people gathering’) plus R (‘runs’).

4d

Somehow pitches tent OK, securing height and length? Things become more complex (3,4,8)

Generating...

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

An anagram (‘somehow’) of ‘pitches tent OK’ plus H (‘height’) and L (‘length’).

5d

Monks heading for Hell, largest first? (10,5)

Generating...

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

Definition and literal interpretation.

6d

Left in charge over European committee appointment (10)

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7d

Check I leave after taking in conclusion of another Hitchcock film (7)

Generating...

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

A charade of VERT, an envelope (‘taking in’) of R (‘conclusion of anothe R ‘) in VET (‘check’); plus I GO (‘I leave’), with ‘after’ indicating the order of the particles.

8d

Determined a Duke should be borne by galloping steed (4,3)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘should be borne by’) of ‘a’ plus D (‘Duke’) in DESET, an anagram (‘galloping’) of ‘steed’.

13d

Source of drugs, I note, given to male politician (6,4)

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16d

Leather companies taking different directions after excess trimmed (7)

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17d

Welsh papers stop including English spread (7)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘including’) of E ‘English’) in W (‘Welsh’) plus ID (‘papers’) plus END (‘stop’).

19d

Display hospital article on inflammatory disease (4,3)

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22d

Second year completed? Sweet (5)

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23d

College had reduced students (4)

Generating...

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

A charade of ‘ha[d]’ minus its last letter (‘reduced’) plus L L (‘students’).