Guardian Cryptic #29309

2024-02-19

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Across

1a

Truck even has somewhere to sleep (7)

flowerflowerflower
5a

Sinks on the wagon left covered with spots (7)

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

TT (teetotal, “on the wagon”) + L (left); all inside SEES=”spots”

9a

Associations making line printing essentials (5)

flowerflowerflower
10a

Record-breaking athlete is a handy help on a flight, you say? (9)

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

Roger Bannister [wiki] ran the first four minute mile sounds like (you say?) ‘banister’=”a handy help on a flight [of stairs]”

11a

Audience's left with unusually great sight (5,5)

flowerflowerflower
12a

State News author (4)

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

Thomas Mann the novelist [wiki] MA (Massachusetts, US state); plus “new-s”: N (new) + N (new)

14a

Initial boost galvanized reformer (12)

flowerflowerflower
18a

Outsize builder's ledge round room for electronic instrument (12)

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

OS (short for “Outsize”) + CILL (“builder’s ledge”) + O=”round” + SCOPE=capacity=”room” ‘cill’ is a variant spelling of ‘sill’ as in a windowsill, used in the building trade

21a

'Heroin kept inside' heard from pen inmate? (4)

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

definition: a sound heard from a pig in a pen hidden “inside” [Her]-OIN K-[ept]

22a

It entitles board member to meet with mobster (10)

flowerflowerflower
25a

Fantastic hit with castle running a part of this (9)

flowerflowerflower
26a

Recoiling at street drug sample (5)

flowerflowerflower
27a

'You have to watch this young wine' notice (4-3)

flowerflowerflower
28a

Reportedly, one's smacked as a House supporter (7)

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

definition: a supporter of the English royal House of York [wiki] sounds like (“Reportedly”): ‘you’re kissed’=”one’s smacked”

Down

1d

Return of live Sky broadcast is quaintly traditional (6)

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

reversal/”return” of OF (from surface) + L (live) + anagram/”broadcast” of (Sky)* L may stand for ‘live’ in the context of a wiring diagram

2d

Frank possibly has Capone's temper (6)

flowerflowerflower
3d

Warm yourself before ballet movement, sport! (10)

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

BASK=”Warm yourself”, plus anagram/”movement” of (ballet)*

4d

Call at first-rate city (5)

flowerflowerflower
5d

Manufactured chest with tiny adjustment (9)

flowerflowerflower
6d
24d

Sleeper separators consisting of wrought iron caps in hollow train bases (4,4)

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7d

Womanizer has short length, wavy hair, too (8)

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

L (short for length), plus anagram/”wavy” of (hair too)*

8d

Gents: HRT is fantastic for potency! (8)

flowerflowerflower
13d

Company making top favourite cocktail ingredient alternative for rival (10)

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

CO (Company) + “top” letter of M-[aking] + PET=”favourite” + IT=”cocktail ingredient” + OR=”alternative” IT as in ‘gin and it’, meaning gin and IT alian vermouth

15d

French way of cooking easily with no nuts acquires name (9)

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

definition: Lyonnaise describes food cooked with onions anagram/”nuts” of (easily no)*, around N (name)

16d

Funny man needs a hand creating tropical island feature (4,4)

flowerflowerflower
17d

Plant making American tin in that way (8)

flowerflowerflower
19d

Not for those who would mighty oaks from acorns grow? (6)

flowerflowerflower
20d

Arrival one day before opening (6)

flowerflowerflower
23d

After a good time, extremely sweaty and flatulent (5)

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

GAS=an entertaining situation=”a good time” + extreme/outer letters of S-[weat]-Y

24d

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