Guardian Cryptic #29316

2024-02-27

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Across

1a

Hunger when in range of where food is made (7)

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5a

Southern corporation holds party in this private space (7)

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9a

Issue moderate instructions (5)

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10a

Overcharge individual involved in special free port (9)

Generating...

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

I (individual) inside anagram/”special” of (free port)*

11a

One considering work produced by Schrodinger in part (3,7)

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12a

Stately home lacking top class china (3)

Generating...

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

definition uses rhyming slang: ‘china plate’ = ‘mate’ = PAL PAL-[ ace ]=”Stately home” minus ‘ ace ‘=”top class”

14a

Duke with private theory about time they arrive to eat ... (6,6)

Generating...

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

D (Duke) + INNER=”private”, plus GUESS=”theory” around T (time)

18a

... Charlie's mint stew, given a culinary award (8,4)

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21a

Cut times in hospital department (3)

Generating...

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

X (x, as the multiplication symbol = “times”), in A&E (Accident & Emergency hospital department)

22a

Simple end to storyline that's somewhat hackneyed (10)

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25a

Family perhaps talked about method of disposal (9)

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26a

Old country lover missing uproar, living abroad (5)

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27a

Daily for Conservative who's not so thick (7)

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28a

Tough on backside for traveller (7)

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Down

1d

King leads a charge to create defensive system (6)

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2d

Watch over bishop making deal (6)

Generating...

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

definition: “deal” as in a soft wood TIMER=”Watch” around B (Bishop, chess abbrevation)

3d

Looked for a free ride as difficulty increased (5-5)

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4d

Call briefly for Ulster fix that works either way (3,2)

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5d

Military order bad food to be given to sick mares (5,4)

Generating...

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

definition: a military order to hold a rifle to one’s shoulder at a slope SLOP=”bad food” + anagram/”sick” of (mares)*

6d

Collar that has to be filed? (4)

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7d

Offence caused by very French attempt at seduction (8)

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8d

Puritan it's said is featured in film (8)

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13d

Blues Dylan composed depicting activity of dealer (3,3,4)

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15d

Wasted hour being one close to someone (9)

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16d

Principle covering politician, one having fellow feeling (8)

Generating...

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

ETHIC=”Principle”, around MP (Member of Parliament, “politician”) + A=”one”

17d

Programme announcing cast away over Christmas (8)

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19d

More extravagant type of tourist transport (6)

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20d

Strange to hold medical procedure where waste emerges (6)

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23d

Stop over is where you arrive eventually (3,2)

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24d

Cut up hake woman gutted (4)

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