Guardian Cryptic #29348

2024-04-04

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9a

Figure holding publication on prayerusually about that (2,7)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘holding’) of AVE (Maria, ‘prayer’) plus RAG (‘publication’) in ONE (‘figure’).

10a

Show teeth, perhaps, first one extracted in a figure of speech (5)

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11a

Body cut, third of league qualify (7)

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12a

25 stem (7)

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13a

Animal, 19 with 22 down? (5)

Generating...

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

Ouch! ’22 down’ is RICK, giving an aural wordplay on RICOTTA (the answer to ’19’ is SAY CHEESE)

14a

Some words, on leaving model, hit hard (9)

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

A charade of PARAG[on] (‘model’) minus ON (‘on leaving’) plus RAP (‘hit’) plus H (‘hard’). Excellent clue.

16a

Wicked spinner with Kent is still upset by cut (15)

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19a

10 from our gigolo only beginning to do this? (3,6)

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

I have an awful feeling that the wordplay is ‘from our’ G (‘gigolo only beginning’ – giving a soft G) – hence fromage, near enough.

21a

Nag, 19 with 4? (5)

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

Another outrageous aural wordplay on CAERPHILLY (the answer to ‘4’ is CARE and to ’19’, SAY CHEESE).

22a

Saint imprisoned by king, say, one taking stock (7)

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23a

Birthplace of assassinated King, republic (7)

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24a

Polish collection (5)

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25a

True’s very quick, by the sound of it? (9)

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

An aural wordplay on ‘S DEAD FAST.

Down

1d

Reportedly, a gallon where cars stop for petrol? (10)

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

An aural wordplay of FOUR QUARTS (‘a gallon’).

2d

Particular corporation after old odd-jobber (8)

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3d

19 for restraint (6)

Generating...

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

An aural wordplay of FETA (the answer to ’19’ is SAY CHEESE).

4d

Tesla, say, on electronic charge (4)

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5d

Tough one overcoming evil, fragile thing? (3,7)

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6d

Key dialect for slow mover (8)

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7d

Mathematician touring Hanoi finally, a capital city (6)

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

A charade of VIENN, an envelope (‘touring’) of I (‘Hano I finally’) in VENN ( John , ‘mathematician’ who introduced Venn diagrams); plus ‘a’.

8d

Certainly 19 with 23 down? (4)

Generating...

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

An aural wordplay of GRUYÈRE – ’23 down’ is GREW, we have YEAH here, and ’19’ is SAY CHEESE.

14d

Disinfect food with a tissue, pre-cooked (10)

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

An anagram (-‘cooked’) of ‘a tissue pre’-.

15d

Very old house nearby, squalid (3,7)

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17d

Gaps in fences regularly seen without reflection? (8)

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18d

Metric unit I record in score that’s backed up (8)

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

An envelope (‘in’) of I LOG (‘I record’) in KRAM, a reversal (‘backed up’) of MARK (‘score’).

20d

Unknown tag lifted, holding lead on springer spaniel (3-3)

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

An envelope (‘holding’) of S (‘lead on S pringer’) in YEMAN, a reversal (‘lifted’ in a down light) of NAME (‘tag’) plus Y (mathematical ‘unknown’).

21d

Inlets where jay enters shallow waters (6)

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

An envelope (‘where … enters’) of J (‘jay’) in FORDS (‘shallow waters’).

22d

Wrench in heap? (4)

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23d

Rose coming up in flower garden (4)

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