Guardian Cryptic #29355

2024-04-12

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8a

Half-hearted gospel minister’s back on with a mass (8)

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

A charade of LUKE (‘gospel’) plus W (‘with’) plus ‘a’ plus R (‘ministe R ‘s back’) plus M (‘mass’); ‘on’ serves to suggest the order of the particles.

9a

Swedish band regret turning record over the wrong way (6)

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10a

Get in boat at sea (6)

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11a

Nightwear’s tightgood to go naked (2,3,3)

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

An anagram (‘tight’) of ‘ni[g]htwear’ minus the G (‘good to go’).

12a

Live with Saint George? (4)

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13a

Management helping to hold sledge back (10)

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15a

Shocking treatment on board ship after discovering tiny woodworm, say (7)

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16a

Film Lyle’s partner after hole in one (7)

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18a

His other Malbec keeps at constant temperature (10)

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19a

First Lady meeting resistance at all times (4)

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20a

Hardy girl just starting to embody essence of Geordie Shore (8)

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

A n envelope (‘to embody’) of R (‘essence of Goe R die’) in BUT (‘just’) plus TESS (of the d’Urbervilles, ‘Hardy girl’); ‘starting’ indicates the order of the particles. Geordie Shore is a television series.

22a

Tom Petty originally heard round tent (6)

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

TP (‘ T om P etty originally’) as pronounced (‘heard’).

23a

For starters, Ratty and Mole regularly seeing Mr Toad drive aggressively (6)

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24a

Thrilling to pick most of cereal crop (8)

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Down

1d

Finishing off champagne with steakmaking foremost amongst them question dish? (6,3,6)

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2d

Perhaps Harvey Nicks delivery expectedprimarily with unopened flat pack (10,5)

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3d

Cleaning outfitsquare’s removing clothes covered in coffee (10)

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4d

Touch on soap’s conclusion being inspired by Dynastythat is entertaining (7)

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

A double envelope (“entrtaining’ and ‘being inspired by’) of P (‘soa P ‘s conclusion’) in MING (‘dynasty’) in I.E. (‘that is’).

5d

Clever person that set this up on time (4)

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

A charade of DEF, a reversal (‘up’ in a down light) of FED (‘person who set this’); plus T (‘time’).

6d

Seeing threat demo posedchoppers maybe prepared for combat? (5,2,3,5)

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7d

Welcome subject of discussionask if vote helped out (5,2,3,5)

Generating...

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

An anagram (‘out’) of ‘ask if vote helped’.

14d

Spots pub is hosting match (10)

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

An envelope (‘hosting’) of TIE (‘match’) in LOCAL (‘pub’) plus ‘is’.

17d

Drunk son, crazy about the girl (7)

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21d

Current terms of the Grand Unified Theory (4)

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