Guardian Cryptic #29432

2024-07-11

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Across

1a

Value greatly as singer? (7)

flowerflowerflower
5a

Compare white American coming in with sweetheart (7)

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10a

Call round (4)

flowerflowerflower
11a

For one promoter going round it’s horriblestay strong! (5,2,3)

flowerflowerflower
12a

Man shot in the arm shouting (6)

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13a

Cool touch? Sort of (2,1,5)

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

IN(cool/trendy) + [ A SENSE ](touch being one of the faculties/senses by which the body perceives external stimulus).

14a

Winger receiving ball turned like this, look (9)

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16a

Shoot yak by Siberian border (5)

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17a

Bully occasionally shut up about prison (5)

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

2nd and 4th letters of ( … occasionally ) “ Bully ” contained in ( … about ) GAG(to shut up/to prevent from uttering).

19a
27a

Like little ’un latching on to bosomit should prevent problem later (1,6,2,4)

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23a

Might masochist do this religiously? Very much so (4,4)

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

Cryptically, a masochist/one who likes to torture himself/herself would like hell/a tortuous place, religiously speaking.

24a

Hole up after Birkdale’s seventh, one down round start of eighteenth (3,3)

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26a

Don’t go yet, can one shag hurt? (4,2,1,3)

flowerflowerflower
27a

See 19

28a

Hit back, right? (4-3)

flowerflowerflower
29a

Payment and a bit extra in post (7)

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Down

2d

Resigned expression from most of crew in water? (5-2)

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3d

Splendid drink knocked back (5)

flowerflowerflower
4d

Attack arrangement that’s working (3,4)

flowerflowerflower
6d

Button it! A horny fellow’s seen round monastery (6)

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

SH(button it!/shut up!) contained in ( …’s seen round ) [ A + RAM(an adult male sheep, with horns/a horny fellow) ].

7d

Real jerk tailgating car, ignoring old woman (9)

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8d

No clues solved, in brief (7)

flowerflowerflower
9d

Empty seats basic unless travelling here (8,5)

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

Anagram of ( … travelling ) [ All inner letters deleted from ( Empty ) “ seats ” + BASIC UNLESS ].

15d

He prefers to have his meals late (9)

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18d

Go in truckcould be rain (7)

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20d

One about to punch sick sex criminal (7)

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

[ I(Roman numeral for “one”) + C(abbrev. for “circa”, about/approximately when refering to dates) ] contained in ( to punch ) [ ILL(sick/ailing) + IT(euphemism for “sex”) ].

21d

Feted test of stamina? (4,3)

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22d

Check on homes (4,2)

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25d

Bar in ‘The Grapes’ closesat ‘Crown’ (5)

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