Guardian Cryptic #29370

2024-04-30

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Across

1a

151 + 10 confused customer? (6)

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4a

Exhibits left on board (6)

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9a

Terms of trade included tender (4)

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10a

How to make a round table in the cheapest manner? (3,7)

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11a

Very short dresses and short crimson pants (6)

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

An anagram (pants – I’m a fan but I know others disagree) of CRIMSO[n] (short)

12a

Nervously making a bet (8)

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13a

Way of rising to beat a lost race (9)

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An anagram ( to beat) of A LOST RACE

15a

Where to practise cricket catches (4)

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16a

Maybe Vietnam finally came to mind (4)

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WAR (maybe Vietnam) + [cam]E – an archaic version of ‘beware’

17a

Details if I see in glasses (9)

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IF IC in SPECS (glasses)

21a

Show cocaine smuggled into country by 3 on vacation? (8)

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C (cocaine) in INDIA (country) + T[hre]E ‘on vacation’

22a

Very old literary festival turned away louts (6)

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A reversal (turned away) of SO (very) O (old) HAY ( literary festival – still on my bucket list)

24a

Debtor stuffing pennies into faulty socket (5,5)

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25a

Perhaps Morse caught over 500 people in the end (4)

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C (caught) + O (over) – two cricketing terms – round D (500) + [peopl]E

26a

Method of study? Drop core technical subjects (6)

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S[tud]Y, dropping inside letters (core) + STEM (Science Technology Engineering Maths – technical subjects)

27a

Does swimming on college lake get stopped? (6)

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Down

1d

For example, William Hill’s losing billions following cold food (7)

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2d

Playwright not parking in Bury (5)

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3d

Covering initial investment using coin as capital (7)

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An anagram (using) of COIN AS round I[nvestment]

5d

Sick men admitted into educational institution (6)

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6d

Send back coat over silent treatment to manage alone (3,6)

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7d

Waiters and prophets carry bible (7)

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8d

Orchestra pits played extremely high (13)

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14d

Craft songs about sides in English (9)

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AIRS (songs) round L (left) IN E (English) R (right) Edit: AIRS round RL (sides) IN E – thanks to blaise et al

16d

Party after triumph with ultimate in chess openings (7)

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WIN (triumph) + DO (party) + W (with) + [ches]S

18d

Shed tears with last shot glass (7)

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19d

Could criminal man be hidden?` (7)

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20d

Top of dried fruit marked with spots (6)

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23d

Journalists want tip-off to break hot leading story (5)

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

[l]ACK (want, minus its ‘tip’) in ( to break) H (hot) S[tory] – I think