Guardian Cryptic #29420

2024-06-27

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Across

1a

Monarch unattended by day is wise man (4,7)

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9a

American pension manager ignoring call for attention in studio (7)

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10a
18d

Drunk legal stood down, getting prohibition notice (4,3,7)

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11a

Angry worker grabs one item of food (9)

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

CROSS="Angry" + ANT="worker", around I="one"

12a

Copied one that’s entering on foot (1,4)

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

definition: à pied, French for "on foot" APED="copied" with I="one" entering inside

13a

Tops of yew and fir’s fibrous bark (found in the Highlands) (4)

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

definition: a Scottish word for to bark, to yelp top/first letters of Y-[aff] A-[nd] F-[ir's] F-[ibrous]

14a

Perhaps Thatcher’s advice and negative comment given socialist spin (2,4,4)

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16a

Female’s rude shout and short cry after foreign article’s not bold enough (10)

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19a

Reviewed a great deal. (4)

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20a

Muddy son? For a bachelor, quite wet (5)

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

B -OGGY="Muddy", with S for "son" replacing B for "bachelor"

21a

Rising calls coming from stadiums (9)

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23a

Charm offensive finally by Belgian cityover investment (7)

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

final letter of [offensiv]-E + NAMUR=name of a "Belgium city"; with O ("over", cricket abbreviation) invested inside

24a

US approval for exit perhaps (3,2,2)

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25a

Mathematician and doctor at first easily selects second gear (6,5)

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

definition: "gear" meaning clothing / an outfit SUMMER=someone who does sums="Mathematician" + DR (doctor) + "first" letters from E-[asily] S-[elects] S-[econd]

Down

1d

Working Greek hopes staff refrain from using drugs? (4,3,3,5)

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2d

Identifies pins (5)

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3d

Hospital admits mistake over type of ham (7)

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

SAN (sanatorium, "hospital"); around/admitting ERR="mistake" + O ("over", cricket abbreviation)

4d

Lively young woman’s coffee-drinking diet regularly used (7)

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

LATTE="coffee" taking in ("drinking"): regular letters from D-[i]-E-[t]

5d

Fighters shouting, interrupting travellers (8)

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6d

Unions alone must become reformed, but not at the same time (15)

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

anagram/"reformed" of (Unions alone must)*

7d

Why courts tape abusebe careful! (5,4,4)

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

anagram/"abuse" of (Why courts tape)*

8d

Trainee clergyman doesn’t start up collection (7,6)

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

anagram/"collection" of (doesn't start up)* "collection" indicating the anagram: 'collect' is close in meaning to e.g. 'assemble', 'combine'

15d

Pest from Division welcoming short surprise announcement (4,4)

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

definition: a type of insect that acts as a pest [wiki] ARM [of e.g. a company]="Division"; around MY WOR-[d]=an announcement of surprise, short of its last letter

17d

Kite’s treasurer (European) loses annual return and pay (7)

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

I'M='I am'='Kite, the setter of this puzzle, is'="Kite's" + BURS-[ ar ]="treasurer" + E (European); minus ar for " a nnual r eturn"

18d

See 10 Across

22d

Frost narrated a piece of poetry (5)

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