Guardian Cryptic #29334

2024-03-19

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Across

1a

Sweaty Conservative confronting Labour politician (6)

Generating...

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

A charade of C (‘Conservative’) plus LAMMY (David, Shadow Foreign Secretary, ‘Labour politician’).

4a

Meat in cold paper to dispatch all around (5,3)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘all around’) of C (‘cold’) plus RAG (‘paper’) in SEND (‘dispatch’), for a cut of lamb taken from the neck.

9a

Shine as one wanting desperately to be heard (6)

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10a

Strange capital with unknown content, not as you would expect (8)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘with … content’) of Y (mathematical ‘unknown’) in ATPICAL, an anagram (‘strange’) of ‘capital’.

11a

Engineer vets car on site where one’s been brought inhere? (7,7)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘where … ‘s been brought in’) of I (‘one’) in SERVCESTATION, an anagram (‘engineer’) of ‘vets car on site’

13a

What’s put on the table, raised audibly by directors? (10)

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14a

City’s sexual stimulant knocking six out (4)

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16a

Daughter entering one town or another (4)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘entering’) of D (‘daughter’) in RYE (‘one town’).

18a

Trendy program on old computer location not appropriate (10)

Generating...

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

A charade of IN (‘trendy’) plus APP (‘program’) plus O (‘old’) plus SITE (‘computer location’ – the word ‘computer’ is hardly necessary, but perhaps suggests website).

21a

One restructured NHS attendance, becoming more influential (2,3,9)

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23a

‘Up-to-the-minute’ is about right for ‘very hot’ (8)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘is about’) of R (‘right’) in TOPICAL (‘up to the minute’).

24a

Scottish river visible around posh quarter (6)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘visible around’) of U (‘posh’) in FORTH (‘Scottish river’).

25a

Artist endures rooms that aren’t very nice (8)

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26a

Old woman blamed for being awkward? (6)

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Down

1d

Young player left in bed (4)

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2d

A superior holy person before becoming self-abnegating (7)

Generating...

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

A charade of ‘a’ plus U (‘superior’) plus ST (saint, ‘holy person’) plus ERE (‘before’)

3d

Mum showed great enthusiasm when given one old coin (8)

Generating...

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

A charade of MA (‘mum’) plus RAVED (‘showed greatg enthusiasm’) plus (‘when given’) I (Roman numeral or impersonal personal pronoun, ‘one’), for an old Spanish coin.

5d

Lion perhaps a pet? That leads to explosive disaster (11)

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6d

Seem to have a change of direction? That could be it (6)

Generating...

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

APPEAR (‘seem’) with the R changed to an L (‘to have a change of direction’). We are back yet again with Clara Bow, the it girl.

7d

Attractive but not loud, creating an impression (7)

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8d

Describe energy policy during appointment (9)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘during’) of E (‘energy’) plus LINE (‘policy’) in DATE (‘appointment’).

12d

Bird had to protect its home in national property (5,6)

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13d

Exceptional arbiter’s primarily real legal expert (9)

Generating...

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

An anagram (‘exceptional’) of ‘arbiters’ plus R (‘primarily R eal’).

15d

Aged with hint of spasms in the heartthe effect of a virus (4,4)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘in’) og OLD (‘aged’) plus S (‘hint of S pasms’) in CORE (‘the heart’).

17d

City right for some foreigners outsideand for their sort occupying it (7)

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19d

I blushwoman ultimately hugged and treated disrespectfully? (7)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘hugged’) of N (‘woma N ultimately’) in I GO RED (‘I blush’).

20d

Sheep tick evident around Ireland (6)

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22d

Female and male who survived the Flood (4)

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