Guardian Cryptic #29379

2024-05-10

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1a

Flimsy stuff mostly rejected by one wanting firm material (6)

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Reversal of ( … rejected ) “lace”(flimsy stuff/a fine open fabric) minus its last letter ( mostly ) plus ( by ) I(Roman numeral for “one”) plus ( wanting ) CO(abbrev. for “company”, a commercial firm).

4a

Bits in rows (6)

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9a

Fool taking role inwardly confused (4)

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PART(a role/character in a play or movie) with its 2 middle letters exchanging positions ( inwardly confused ).

10a

Traded as a couple of femalesfooled about (10)

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[ A + F,F(twice/couple of abbrev. for “female”) ] contained in ( … about ) TRICKED(fooled/swindled).

11a

Eminence of Henry first to lastlast Henry being that (6)

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HEIGHT(eminence/a piece of rising ground) with initial “H”(symbol for “henry”, unit of electrical inductance symbol) moved to the end ( first to last ).

12a

Scattered folk regathered in a Paris do (8)

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Anagram of ( regathered in ) A PARIS DO .

13a

Story of citizen a bishop penned (9)

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NATIVE(a citizen/a national) containing ( … penned ) [ A + RR(abbrev. for “Right Reverend”, a term of address for a bishop) ].

15a

Girl in jungle said to be this believer (4)

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16a

An inn set about establishing a health scheme (4)

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Reversal of ( … set about ) [ A PUB ](an inn/drinking establishment).

17a

Returning chums bond for comedy (9)

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21a

Smell one gets eating everything with egg and cheese (8)

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[ HUM(smell unpleasant/stink) + I(Roman numeral for “one”) ] containing ( gets eating ) [ ALL(everything/every single one) plus ( with ) O(letter in the shape of an egg, almost) ].

22a

Final message is being sealed in case (6)

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24a

A mother ran outone in London race? (10)

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Anagram of ( … out ) A MOTHER RAN .

25a

One going with the windconceited, reportedly (4)

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26a

Drops a message saying we should get a move on (4,2)

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[ LET’S GO! ](a message/exclamation to us in the group that we should move on/go!).

27a

Legal principle introduced by chancy president (2,4)

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1d

My short journey coming to a bullfight (7)

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COR!(like “My!” an expression of surprise) + last letter deleted from ( short ) “ride”(a journey on a horse or cycle or in a vehicle) plus ( coming to ) A .

2d

Act of lust a hindrance to companion (5)

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3d

Problem with computers etc? Face criticism (5,2)

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5d

Garment a foot short seen in prison (6)

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[ A + FT(a./short for “foot”) ] contained in ( seen in ) CAN(slang for a prison/jail).

6d

Somehow enact pact, going with the flow? (9)

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7d

Nasty stain here he removedsomething fatty (7)

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Anagram of ( Nasty ) [“ stain here ” minus ( … removed ) “ he “].

8d

Performers consisting of very slow mover turning up to grab a superior baddie (13)

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V(abbrev. for “very”) + { [ reversal of ( … turning up ) SNAIL(a slow mover, literally and figuratively) containing ( to grab ) [ A + U(letter indicating something superior/upper class) + DEVIL(a baddie/a wicked one) ] }.

14d

Parent upset about measure that can be offputting (9)

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16d

In fight notice something piercing? (7)

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18d

Maiden maybe beset by compassion, not one in need (7)

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OVER(in cricket, an example of which/maybe is a maiden, when no runs are scored during the over) contained in ( beset by ) “pity”(compassion/condolence) minus ( not … in ) “I”(Roman numeral for “one”).

19d

People may lose money in them when dipping into loose coins (7)

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20d

As little house with good bit of seafood (6)

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QUA(as/in the role of, as in “the soldier acted qua soldier, and not as a civilian”) + HO(abbrev. for/little “house”) plus ( with ) G(abbrev. for “good”).

23d

Tennis champion in revolutionary show exuding energy (5)

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Reversal of ( revolutionary ) “reveal”(to show/to uncover) minus ( exuding ) “e”(symbol for “energy” in physics).