Guardian Cryptic #29352

2024-04-09

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1a

Showing directors holding drinking vessel a place for drying out (6,8)

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8a

A famous Christian’s cycling broadcast (5)

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

A DIOR with the letters “cycled”

9a

European bores knock pretentious American protestors (3,5)

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E in TAP (to knock) + ARTY. Ah, those happy days when the Tea Party was the worst thing in US right-wing politics

11a

Horny beast hurried over with young King Henry (7)

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Reverse of RAN + W[ith] + HAL

12a

Expose fraudster, we hear, one in extreme position (7)

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13a

Kind of deck with sailor not leaving navy (5)

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TAR (sailor) + NOT less N. Deck as in a deck of cards

15a

Belief Manx cat lives with Ralph Fiennes, currently (9)

flowerflowerflower
17a

Cast’s working with 9 non-stop (9)

flowerflowerflower
20a

Part of air from soprano, grandly making comeback (5)

flowerflowerflower
21a

Marx’s work inspiring leader of revolution that’s uncomfortable (7)

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R[evolution] + OUCH (“that’s uncomfortable!”) in GO (to work)

23a

Putting on thick coat, there’s nothing Picaroon’s too old for? (7)

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Picaroon is saying “I’M PAST 0”

25a

The absolute best, like the House of Lords in recess (8)

flowerflowerflower
26a

Gaulish warrior wanting ten daggers (5)

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OBELIX less X (10)

27a

Get no hearing in criminal case of awful offender, alas (4,2,4,4)

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Anagram of A[wfu]L OFFENDER ALAS

Down

1d

Parting with son’s awkward, without right maternal bonds? (5,7)

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R in anagram of PARTING SONS

2d

Traveller in greater need of water has head dropping (5)

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DRIER with its “head” moved down

3d

Mobile phone’s cases yet to change for starters (9)

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4d

Thus Tom gets in tizzy, after answer given in court (7)

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A[nswer] in CT + FLAP (a tizzy), with a nicely-concealed definition

5d

Idealist running military group (7)

flowerflowerflower
6d

Choose to pen article on start of Rachel Riley’s work, say (2,3)

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A (indefinite article) + R[achel] in OPT. Bridget Riley is famous for her op art

7d

Flogging Parisian and complaining about it (9)

flowerflowerflower
10d

Heads of publicity back from fashion party (12)

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PROMO (publiity) + the “back” of fashioN + TORIES

14d

How to get a rope for Tommy? (4,5)

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If you “rock” the letters of OPERA you get A ROPE

16d

Resistant to cooking hotpot, mostly, and fare that’s stewed (9)

flowerflowerflower
18d

Concerned with peak I must climb defended by a savage (7)

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Reverse of EGO in A PAN (to criticise, savage)

19d

Miserable across the Channel, drinking English port (7)

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E in TRISTE (French “sad”)

22d

Firm hands maintaining a pale colour (5)

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CO (company, firm) + A in RL (right and left hands)

24d

I suggest that we put up American monument (5)

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

Reverse of LET’S (I suggest that we..) + A. STELA is an alternative spelling of the (perhaps) more familiar “stele”