Guardian Cryptic #29367

2024-04-26

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1a

Letter or card (9)

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6a

Polish king receives one Cubist (5)

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

definition: Ernő Rubik created the Rubik's Cube [wiki] RUB="Polish" as a verb + K (king, chess abbreviation); around I="one"

9a

Nothing in key signature at first for singers (5)

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

O="Nothing", inside: ALT="key" on a computer keyboard + first letter of S-[ignature]

10a

Preconceived view of special trip through capital (5,4)

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

definition: prejudice, from a French term meaning a decision that has already been made anagram/"special" of (trip)* inside PARIS="capital"

11a

Claudio always on time through two days and one more (10)

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

definition: Claudio Monteverdi the composer [wiki] EVER="always" after/"on" T (time) both going into/"through": MON (Monday) and D (day) i.e. "two days"; then I="one" added/"more"

12a

Cross, missing most of bank holiday (4)

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14a

A white child of the upper classes is left behind (7)

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

definition: a white wine I think the wordplay is: CH (child) + A and B + IS behind L (left) …but not sure about "is left behind" giving IS after L A and B are used in a variety of contexts to denote the first or top two classes/tiers/grades/categories, so "upper classes"

15a

Irish girl in hospital in Bosnia with convulsions (7)

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

H (hospital) in anagram/"with convulsions" of (Bosnia)*

17a

They strum quietly before tragic heroine executed (7)

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

definition: a plectrum (e.g. a guitar pick) is used to strum the strings of an instrument P (piano, quietly) + [E]-LECTRA=character from Greek tragedy [wiki] , beheaded/executed so missing the first/head letter

19a

Army section sound busyI agree to return (7)

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20a

Apparently noisy food (4)

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22a

Archbishop given porridge not a moment too soon (4,2,4)

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25a

It stumps our cousin: he did you? (9)

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

definition: former Guardian crossword setter, someone who would have stumped/puzzled many solvers of today's crossword the araucaria tree is known as the 'monkey puzzle tree' and therefore might stump/puzzle a monkey ('our cousin' referring to humans and monkeys categorised closely together in biological classification)

26a

Courts large family all at once (5)

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27a

Not quite sober, show dissent (5)

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

not quite all the letters of DEMUR-[e]=reserved="sober"

28a

Sandwich and more substantial fare, a bit at a time (9)

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Down

1d

Quark cheese, hardly any remaining from the first minute (5)

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

definition: a type of quark in particle physics [wiki] for the surface, quark can also mean a type of soft cheese wordplay: "first" letters from C-[heese] H-[ardly] A-[ny] R-[emaining], plus M (minute)

2d

You had a late dinner we hear, to get thin (9)

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3d

Ritual performed with zest in battle (10)

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4d

Exposed without a spinner (7)

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5d

For the third time, decorate small screen? (7)

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

definition: an ornamental screen behind a church altar if re-do means to decorate again, then RE-RE-DO means to decorate for the third time; plus S (small)

6d

Make hasty tour of one archaeological site? (4)

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

RUN around I="one", with 'run around'="Make hasty tour of"

7d

Peer round in store (5)

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8d

Show love to workers, as some may on entering office (4,5)

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13d

General dropping on unprecedented bulletin (10)

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14d

Better being dealt with humbly (3,2,4)

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16d

Hercules, say, one sent to prison in mythical time (6,3)

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

HERO="Hercules, say" + I="one" + CAGE="prison"

18d

A smack on the bottom for false charge (1,3,3)

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

A BUM RAP read as 'a rap on the bum' could mean "A smack on the bottom"

19d

Hated to change potentially exciting meeting (3,4)

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

anagram/"change" of (Hated to)*

21d

Ancient wood and a little metal in old instrument (5)

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

definition: a type of woodwind instrument [wiki] SHAW=archaic/"Ancient" term for a "wood" or thicket; plus a little bit of M-[etal]

23d

Making a stand, wife deserts sly type (5)

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

W (wife) removed from [W]-EASEL="sly type" "Making a…" in the surface to indicate that the definition "stand" is to be made from the wordplay

24d

Cliff is no end frightening (4)

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

definition: a steep cliff or rock outcrop SCAR-[y]="frightening" without its end letter