Guardian Cryptic #29331

2024-03-15

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Across

1a

An heir to Homer, this fellow's a French intellectual (7)

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

BART (son of Homer Simpson) + HE’S (this fellow’s)

5a

Right boards used to be swinging in frigate, say (7)

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

R (right) in (boards) WAS (used to be) + HIP (swinging)

9a

#VanityFair's star figure (5)

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10a

Case of abetting defendant here, where Henry won (9)

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

A[bettin]G + IN COURT (defendant here) – scene of Henry V’s victory in 1415

11a

Mountain transport in Switzerland with flies in (10)

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12a

Old-fashioned prior to finally introduce religious study (3)

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

[introduc]E + RE (Religious Education)

14a

Chicken wraps he cooked with salt in a pile in Yorkshire (6,6)

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18a

Reviewer may see this drama's start, working on drama (6,6)

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ACT I (drama’s start) + ON (working) + RE (on) + PLAY (drama)

21a

A little drink and leg-over? (3)

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22a

Man racing gets a little cashwicked! (10)

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25a

Farm workers not working easily (5,4)

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26a

Ornament queen saved in money box? (5)

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27a

Ashes holder in brief test periodically makes comeback (7)

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

URN (ashes holder) in bRiEf TeSt, periodically

28a

Progressing slowly in new, boring work of Chinese philosophy (7)

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N (new) in (boring) I CHING ( work of Chinese philosophy )

Down

1d

Split from sexually open-minded cult? (6)

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2d

Unfilial princess prodded by a US leader once (6)

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

REGAN (King Lear’s unfilial daughter) round A

3d

Very excited by stick, a device Yoda often employs (10)

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4d

Infamous old buggers just as idiotic at heart (5)

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5d

Climbing weedat first, it was high up to the hips (5-4)

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6d

Blue vehicle reversing close to motorway (4)

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

A reversal of CAR (vehicle) + [motorwa]Y

7d

Medic who's training English poet to inject drug (8)

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

HOUSMAN (English poet) round E (drug)

8d

Articles in seedcases? They're on the grass (8)

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

THE A (articles) in PODS (seedcases)

13d

Lecturing in film, collecting exam paper with average grade (10)

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

MIST (film) round ORAL (exam) + I (newspaper) + C (average grade)

15d

Separated a group of deer? They will get the wind up (9)

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16d

Starter of avocado eaten by diner? One might put rocket in this (8)

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

A[vocado] in LUNCHER (diner)

17d

Hurry and appeal, after policy unwelcoming to animals is reversed (4,2,2)

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

A reversal of NO PETS (policy unwelcoming to animals) + IT (sex appeal)

19d

Sign for one going north by car (6)

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20d

Camp party's given a whirlabout time! (6)

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

A reversal (given a whirl) of GALAS (party’s) round T (time)

23d

Feeling fed up dropping off envelopes, went and quit (5)

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24d

Perhaps Nicholas or Alexander's son nursed by Jack (4)

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