Guardian Cryptic #29294

2024-02-01

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Across

1a
15d

Favourite place making an impression with good reason (8,6)

Generating...
5a

See 1

9a

Depressed, shy academic bored by wife (4,4)

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10a

Win gold for coach (6)

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11a

Spooner's belittling individual still living at home (8)

Generating...

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

Spooner’s ‘lessening’ (belittling)

12a

True meaning of courage (6)

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14a

Everybody calling after losing initial quota (10)

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18a

Insincerity of heartless state? (10)

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22a

Nudity could be seen as sluttish (6)

Generating...

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

An anagram (could be seen as) of NUDITY

23a

Stand by active leads (4,4)

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24a

Injury largely was responsible for career (6)

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25a

Handyman works with corporation instead of railway (8)

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26a
27a

Trainers chase horse and colt all over the place (14)

Generating...
27a

See 26

Down

1d

What may trouble 8 believed to stop another helping (6,8)

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2d

Provide help seemingly biased against fools? (6)

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3d

Partly developed a local craft using one's own manpower (6)

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4d

NE area of United States? (3,7)

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6d

Come back to harvest fruit (8)

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7d

Corroborate in accordance with common authentication method (8)

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8d
21d

One who questions taboo briefly might sound puzzled (8,6)

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13d

Prevent evacuation of politicians worried about inside information (10)

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15d

See 1

16d

Place where Mormons can be found welcoming Roman Catholic writer (8)

Generating...

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

PL (place) + UTAH (where Mormons can be found) round RC (Roman Catholic)

17d

Disorderly house with broken doorbell (8)

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19d

Busy court led by this man in charge (6)

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20d

Short story incorporating conclusions of cogent argument well (6)

Generating...

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

LIE (story) round last letters (conclusions) of cogenT argumenT welL

21d

See 8