Guardian Cryptic #29381

2024-05-13

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4a

Nicker, small amount of money (6)

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

COPPER as in policeman (one who nicks people, therefore a "nicker")

6a

Gold coin unknown as penny farthing (8)

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9a

Flooding ruins fantastic hotel (6)

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

*(ruins) [anag: fantastic ] + H (hotel)

10a

Without risk, bank on shilling, old money (8)

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

RELY ("bank") on S (shilling) + ECU ("old money")

11a

Fraud pattern, deliberate (11)

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15a

Payment method recalled with sovereign, a coin of old (7)

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

<=CARD ("paymemt method", recalled ) with HM (His Majesty, so "sovereign") + A

17a

Capital, money held by staff (7)

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18a

Start to earn sterling (3,8)

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22a

Sweet thing with lapel put up (8)

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23a

Old coinSol? (6)

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

A TANNER was a sixpence in pre-decimal days, and "Sol" is another word for the Sun, which tans, so could be described as a TANNER.

24a

Pipsqueak should save moneythat's basic (8)

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25a

Booze alongside drinking money (6)

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1d

Tenant fees seldom put up? Not entirely! (6)

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2d

Strong wind on crane worried worker without contract (10)

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

F (forte, so loud, or "strong" in music) + REEL ("wind") on *(crane) [anag: worried ]

3d

Crazy motorway driver, seeprecisely! (8)

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

NUT ("crazy driver") on M1 (the "motorway" between Edinburgh and London) + ELY (cathedral city in England, so "see" or diocese)

4d

Agree how money might possibly be liquidated? (8)

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

-cide normally indicates murder, as in homicide or matricide, so COINCIDE could be considered the murder (or liquidation) of coins or money.

5d

Tender payment in support of secretary (8)

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7d

Credit people having failed exam (4)

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8d

Plaything, time after time having gone up? (2-2)

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

<=( (t) OY -(t) OY) ("plaything" with T (time) having gone, up, twice ("time after time") and &lit.

12d

Material for modelling credit in Spain (10)

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13d

American hunter accommodated in lodge (8)

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14d

Without money, blagger wasted opportunity ultimately (8)

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

*(blagger) [anag: wasted ] + (opportunit) Y [ ultimately ]

16d

Exhilarated, start event (4,4)

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19d

Tea vessel tipped up in Hindu centre (6)

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

CHA ("tea") + <=ARK ("vessel", tipped up )

20d

Limitless adventure holiday thousands of miles away? (4)

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

[ limitless ] (s) AFAR (i) ("adventure holiday")

21d

Guinea, say: pound plus? (4)

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