Guardian Cryptic #29436

2024-07-16

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9a

British musical rejecting No.1 from Robert Plant (5)

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

for the surface, Robert Plant [wiki] is an English singer, part of the band Led Zeppelin OLIVE-[ r ]=the “British musical” [wiki] based on Oliver Twist, with the first letter (No. 1) from R -[obert] removed

10a

Clear forecast is a feature of the Caribbean (5,4)

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

“forecast” is split into fore // cast, to give… anagram/”cast” of (Clear fore)*

11a

Winger from Bristol set about on westbound tube (4,5)

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

definition: a species of bird, so a creature with wings TIT=”Bristol”; placed around/”set about” all of: RE=”on” + reversal/”westbound” of PIPE=”tube” “Bristol” is rhyming slang: ‘Bristol city’=’titty’

12a

City business pursuing lead from Captain America (5)

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

definition: a city in Peru CO (company) following/”pursuing” all of: first letter/”lead” from C-[aptain] plus US=”America”

13a

Hitler’s deranged move like 16 (7)

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

definition: solution to 16dn is SNAKE, and snakes slither anagram/”deranged” of (Hitler’s)* edited thanks to comment from Tomsdad

15a

Spooks occasionally risk ringing abrupt PM (7)

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

occasional letters from R-[i]-S-[k], going around (“ringing”): ATTLE-[e]=Clement Attlee [wiki] the UK Prime Minister, with his name cut short=”abrupt PM”

17a

Wimbledon champion’s trophy (5)

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

definition: a trophy in cricket for the Ashes contest between England and Australia ASHE’S=Arthur Ashe’s=”Wimbledon champion” [wiki]

18a

Start to drive gold Beetle (3)

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20a

Board of European Rights? (5)

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22a

Squeeze with bit of music that can give you the shakes (4,3)

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25a

Aunties swimming in Serpentine (7)

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26a

Sound check cut short by leader of orchestra (5)

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

AUDI-[t]=”check” cut short, plus leading letter from O-[rchestra]

27a

Truss with point about pound showing lack of vision (9)

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

BIND=”Truss” + NESS=promontory=”point”; around L (Libra, “pound”)

30a

Teenagers mixing drinks (5,4)

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31a

16 bored by a bishop in holy shrine (5)

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

definition: a holy site in Mecca [wiki] KAA, with both of A (taken directly from surface) + B (bishop, chess) inserted/’boring’ inside KAA is the name of the snake character [wiki] in The Jungle Book

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1d

16 on time for vessel (4)

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2d

Relentless golfer is on eighteenth at last (8)

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

TIGER Woods [wiki] =”golfer” + IS (taken directly from surface) + last of [eighteent]-H

3d

Writer is upset covering the end of Joe Root (4)

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

definition: a turnip PEN=”Writer” reversed/”upset”, around the end of [Jo]-E

4d

Regal crest pants worn by Prince Edward (8)

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

anagram/”pants” of (crest)*, around (worn by) P for “Prince”; plus ED=”Edward” edited thanks to comment from Gladys

5d

King taking speed for depression (6)

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6d

Player with instrument nailing finale for President Bush (10)

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

BLACK=White’s opponent in chess=”Player” + HORN=”instrument”; both around final letter of [Presiden]-T

7d

16 in West Stand (6)

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

definition: both WEASEL and 16dn SNAKE can mean a treacherous person W (West) + EASEL=”Stand”

8d

Style served up in Waldorf Astoria (4)

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13d

Jerk succeeded in climbing charts (5)

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

S (succeeded, e.g. in aristocratic ancestry), inside MAPS=”charts” reversed upwards/”climbing”

14d

Drug overtones are feature of Breakfast In America (4,6)

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16d

Benefit capturing the heart of Monty Python? (5)

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

SAKE=”Benefit”; around the central letter/”heart” of [Mo]-N-[ty]

19d

Most harsh-sounding notices in shop (8)

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21d

God limited by 24 hours, probably (1,4,3)

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

ARES=Greek “God” of war; inside I DAY=1 day=”24 hours”

23d

Finale of Blackpool’s summer run (6)

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24d

Johnny English getting into difficulty on bridge (6)

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

definition: RUBBER and Johnny are slang terms for a condom E (English) inside: RUB (as in ‘there’s the rub’)=”difficulty” + BR (bridge)

26d

Cocaine taken off freight ship (4)

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

definition: a ship [wiki] from Greek mythology C (cocaine) removed from C -ARGO=”freight”

28d

Prince Andrew possibly owing around a thousand (4)

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

definition: Prince Andrew is the Duke of York DUE=”owing”, going around K (kilo, “a thousand”)

29d

Labour losing Welsh constituency (4)

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

S-[ w ]-EAT=a person’s effort=”Labour”, losing W (Welsh)