Guardian Cryptic #29384

2024-05-16

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Across

1a

Party symbol linked to US election showing full spectrum? (7,7)

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8a

Plan again, with money being invested in harvest (5)

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9a

Africans with American importing various guns? On the contrary (8)

Generating...

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

An anagram (various) of GUNS round AND (with) A (American)

11a

I marry to secure sex and reproduce (7)

Generating...

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

I MATE (I marry) round IT (sex)

12a

It was sweet seeing broken legs finally very firm internally (7)

Generating...

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

An anagram (broken) of LEGS round [ver]Y CO (firm) – I wondered about the tense in the definition but Collins gives it as ‘an older name for glucose’

13a

Visitors dodging English gales (5)

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15a

Red banana, exotic food item from Indian cuisine? (4,5)

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17a

Blanches: a T S Eliot novel after completion of verse? (9)

Generating...

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

An anagram (novel) of A T S ELIOT after [vers]E

20a

By implication, perhaps, start off being seen from the rear? (3,2)

Generating...

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

I’m afraid I need help with the parsing of this one, too

21a

Use up a shade found in middle of paeony (3,4)

Generating...

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

A TINT (a shade) in [pa]EO[ny]

23a

Official delay involving Democrat is a warning sign (3,4)

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25a

A bloke at sea covering East and West ultimately in yacht (8)

Generating...

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

An anagram (at sea) of A BLOKE round E (East) + [wes]T

26a

I’m a success, producing form of insect life (5)

Generating...

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

I’M A GO

27a

Suddenly pay for attempt to win power around upland areas (2,3,4,5)

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Down

1d

Standard chess piece encountered Queen once? Here’s not a place to stay indefinitely (7,5)

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2d

Statement of sexual status in poetic measures (5)

Generating...

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

I AM BI (statement of sexual status)

3d

Assessment reduced wage increasethere’s shock about that (9)

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4d

Call from backstage? I accept the challenge (5,2)

Generating...
5d

Note from lot again suffering earache (7)

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6d

Strangely hot drink losing temperature left inside (5)

Generating...

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

[t]ODDY (hot drink) minus t (temperature) round L (left)

7d

Be enough for top player to become exhausted (3,2,4)

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10d

British university with another’s publisher, hosting Greek book fanciers (7,5)

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14d

Tries this out, becoming most annoyed (9)

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16d

Kitchen containers? Tin rejects (5,4)

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18d

Hit the jackpot and fled (4,3)

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19d

Indication of decline in reduced size of certain genitalia? (7)

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22d

French refusal to accept unknown line in plastic (5)

Generating...

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

NON (French refusal) round Y (unknown) L (line)

24d

Everybody upset on climbing American plain (5)

Generating...

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

A reversal (upset) of ALL (everybody) + a reversal (climbing) of ON