Guardian Cryptic #29411

2024-06-17

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Across

1a

Range of tea now stocked (5)

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4a

Ballet is out of place in old prison (8)

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8a

Everyone help empty the cabins (3,5,2,4)

Generating...

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

If everyone's on the deck of a ship, the cabins will be empty.

10a

Insulted slim newspaper person (8)

Generating...

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

SLIGHT ("slim") + Ed. (editor, so "newspaper person")

11a

Complete discretion after heart of business exposed (6)

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12a

Say you must interrupt caressing abandoned child (9)

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15a

Invisible, such violet light (5)

Generating...

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

Probably intended to be a cryptic definition, but it's barely cryptic.

17a

Yet time for something to happen (5)

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18a

Crowd finally attending a music drama (9)

Generating...

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

[ finally ] (attendin) G + A + THE RING (Cycle) (opera, so "music drama")

19a

Busy couple in lifeboat (2,4)

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21a

Expecting such a significant pause? (8)

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24a

Relatively profitable organisation? (6,8)

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25a

As rector, always aim to be called this (8)

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26a

Scatterbrained, as Dorothy may be called (5)

Generating...

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

DOTTY is a name, short for "Dorothy"

Down

1d

Ordered notice to be marked secret at the present time (10,2)

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2d

See ritual reproduced on holiday (2,7)

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3d

Irish girl picking up most important husband (5)

Generating...

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

[ picking up ] <=MAIN ("most important") + H (husband)

4d

American friend becoming heartless, organising finances (9)

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5d

Hazardous weather in south today (4)

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6d

Contract for one new set of teeth (9)

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7d

In which cyclist may be a little painfully crashing (5)

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9d

Tasty oranges are rotten, believe it or not (7,2,3)

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13d

Resolve, may we infer, to encourage yours? (9)

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14d

Go visiting and buy some drinks (3,6)

Generating...

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

GET A ROUND ("buy some drinks")

16d

Competitor in camp combining with three (9)

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20d

Leaving hospital, we have to follow winding route (5)

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22d

Getting name into network is drudgery (5)

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23d

Rely on changing instrument (4)

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