Guardian Cryptic #29372

2024-05-02

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1a

Group of golfers wearing small jumpers possibly getting temporary replacements (8)

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

PGA(abbrev. for “Professional Golfers Association”/group of golfers) contained in ( wearing ) [ S(a “small”) + TOPS(clothes for the upper body, examples of which/possibly, are jumpers) ].

5a

Runs British city (6)

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9a

In Hollywood, John Barry, having had some music cut for soap? (8)

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

TOILET(lavatory, called a john in Hollywood, USA) + “ Barry ” minus ( having had … cut ) “bar”(a short section of/some music).

10a

Right for salesman to be on the counter (6)

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12a

Promises royalty has regularly ignored (5)

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

2nd, 4th, 6, 8th and 10th letters of ( … regularly ignored ) “ royalty has “.

13a

Ban writer appearing after half 10 (9)

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

SCRIBE(a writer who made copies of documents before printing was invented) placed after ( appearing after ) 1st 3 of 6 letters of ( half ) “proper”(answer to 10 across).

14a

ABBA checking on volume before I adjusted it on SOS, for example (12)

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

ABBA containing ( checking ) [ RE(on/with reference to) + V(symbol for “volume”, in physics) plus ( before ) I ] + anagram of ( adjusted ) IT ON .

18a

Perhaps Tommy Cooper’s opening in club working with top name (7,5)

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

1st letter of ( …’s opening ) “ Cooper ” contained in ( in ) anagram of ( … working … ) [ CLUB plus ( with ) TOP NAME ].

21a

Rash promises to pay after Gold Card’s returned right away (9)

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IOUS(or “I owe you”s/promises to pay) placed after ( after ) [ AU(symbol for the chemical element, gold) + reversal of ( …’s returned ) “ Card ” minus ( … away ) “r”(abbrev. for “right”) ].

23a

Tremble as the woman almost stripped naked (5)

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

“she”(third-person pronoun for “the woman”) minus its last letter ( almost ) + 1st and last letters deleted from ( stripped ) “ naked “.

24a

Elaborate party (6)

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25a

Brown enraged when losing two internationals, reveals Independent (8)

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

[ “sepia”(brown colour) + “irate”(enraged/angry) ] minus ( when losing ) twice ( two ) “I”(abbrev. for “international).

26a

Cycle occasionally went in reverseseriously (6)

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Reversal of ( … went in reverse ) [ 2nd and 4th letters of ( … occasionally ) “ Cycle ” + PEED(went/urinated) ].

27a

Lords powerless after this lot ultimately forming government (8)

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

“peerage”(lords, collectively) minus ( …less ) “p”(symbol for “power”, in physics) placed after ( after ) last letters, respectively, of ( … ultimately ) “ this lot “.

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1d

Porridge for onemushy, moist and cold (6)

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

Anagram of ( mushy ) [ MOIST plus ( and ) C(abbrev. for “cold”) ].

2d

Number one priority is always track events for starters (6)

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

1st letters, respectively, of ( ,,, for starters ) “ one priority is always track events “.

3d

Your password shouldn’t be this fancyiPad potentially skipping every time (9)

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GUESS(to fancy/conjecture) + “tablet”(a small portable computer such as the iPad made by Apple Inc.) minus all ( skipping every ) “t”(abbrev. for “time”).

4d

Vacuous prince on airtrips up revealing sweat (12)

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All inner letters deleted from ( Vacuous ) “ prince ” placed above ( on , in a down clue) anagram of ( … up /excited) ON AIR – TRIPS .

6d

Emotional student joining year one class at the beginning (5)

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7d

Blue cross set in plastic tie clip (8)

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8d

Officer material getting a green beret, finally (8)

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

SERGE(woollen fabric material) plus ( getting ) A + last letters, respectively, of ( …, finally ) “ green beret “.

11d

Recovering beers and Charlie confiscated by home for those with a habit (12)

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

[ ALES(beers) plus ( and ) C(letter represented by “Charlie” in the phonetic alphabet) ] contained in ( confiscated by ) CONVENT(home for those with a habit, that is, for nuns).

15d

Originally Alan Partridge maybe pulling faces in foolish endeavour (1,4,4)

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16d

Hastily wrote long passage, making a drug into something that might be boring (8)

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

“screed”(a long piece of writing/passage) replacing ( making a … into … ) “E”(abbrev. for the drug, Ecstasy) with AWL(a small pointed tool that might be used for boring/piercing holes).

17d

In retrospect feel Biden is somewhat unpalatable (8)

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19d

Articles restricted by airlineone maybe in hand (6)

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

AN,AN(2 x article in grammar) contained in ( restricted by ) BA(abbrev. for the airline, British Airways).

20d

25 centigrade’s close and hard to endure (6)

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

SEVER(to “separate”, answer to 25 across) + last letter of ( …’s close ) “ centigrade “.

22d

One’s surly husband’s breaking wind (5)

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