Guardian Cryptic #29439

2024-07-19

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Across

1a

Ball in the box pushed back Hearts regularlythey put a cross in the box (6)

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O(letter shaped like a “ball”) contained in ( in ) reversal of ( … pushed back ) TV(a television set/the “box”) + 2nd, 4th and 6th letters of ( … regularly ) “ Hearts “.

4a

Anti-Congress, like one Republican force from the right (6)

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Reversal of ( … from the right , in an across clue) [ DIG(to like/to be into something, an activity like a sport, say) + I(Roman numeral for “one”) + R(abbrev. for “Republican”) + F(symbol for “force” in physics).

9a

Paper round, flipping burden! (4)

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10a

Women imprisoned smuggling energy drinks chill here (4,6)

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W(abbrev. for “women”) + [IN COOLER](imprisoned/confined in the cooler, slang for “prison”) containing ( smuggling ) E(symbol for “energy” in physics).

11a

Promiscuous person’s soft blanket (6)

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12a

Add ginger to fried greens I braise at the end (8)

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Anagram of ( fried ) GREENS + I + last letter of ( … at the end ) “ braise “.

13a

Isn’t fat novel entertaining like Don Quixote? (9)

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Anagram of ( … novel ) ISN’T FAT containing ( entertaining ) AS(like/comparable to).

15a

New free houses in part of Lancashire, say (4)

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16a

Outstanding header from Spurs’ subs (4)

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17a

Suspected mug has funny diet drink’s last bit in it (9)

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

Anagram of ( funny ) [ DIET + last letter of ( …’s last bit ) “ drink ” + IN IT ].

21a

Where stockholders make a killing? (8)

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22a

Paper, Times you said, probing legislator’s muddles (3-3)

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[ I(a British national newspaper) + X(symbol for times, as used in multiplication) + homophone of ( … said ) “ you ” ] contained in ( probing ) MPS(abbrev. for Members of Parliament/the body of legislators).

24a

Push bucket down, carrying tons without doubt (3,7)

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FORCE(to push/to exert pressure on) + RAIN(to bucket down/rain cats and dogs) containing ( carrying ) T(abbrev. for “tons”, the unit of weight).

25a

Got off with appeal after case for acquittal (4)

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26a

Windows components needing small series of tests (6)

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27a

Developing this drained Steve Jobs (6)

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Anagram of ( Developing ) [ THIS + 1st and last letters deleted from ( drained ) “ Steve ” ].

Down

1d

Following vehicle, I’m going to American plain (7)

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2d

Appetising, pleasantly warm bagel’s put away (5)

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“toasty”(informal term for “pleasantly warm”) minus ( …’s put away ) “o”(letter in the shape of a ring, like a bagel is).

3d

Issue Guardian looks after, after dealing with wages, say (7)

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5d

One may be taken to court for fraudulent scheme (6)

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6d

Ruler, say, put up with endless orgies, wild ones(6,3)

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

Reversal of ( …, put up , in a down clue) EG(abbrev. for “exempli gratia”/for example/say) plus ( with ) anagram of ( …, wild ) last letter deleted from ( endless ) “ orgies ” + I,I(2 x Roman numeral for “one”).

7d

covered in oil perhaps, not naked (7)

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8d

Two football teams without arrogance among stars (13)

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14d

Parisian is hosted by ignorant society in backwater (3,6)

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EST(“is” in the language spoken by one from Paris, France) contained in ( is hosted by ) THICK(ignorant/dim) + S(abbrev. for “Society”).

16d

Call evidence of overspending unconvincing (7)

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18d

Figure bags honour with ecstasy, one up for award (7)

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NINE(a figure/number) containing ( bags ) OM(abbrev. for the Order of Merit, an honour/award recognising notable work in certain fields) plus ( with ) E(abbrev. for the drug “ecstasy”).

19d

Insinuates you can’t believe what troublemaker says (7)

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20d

How week begins with caviar for old president (6)

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23d

Images of Musk company with more cash, we hear (1-4)

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

X(Elon Musk’s company, the formerly named Twitter) plus ( with ) homophone of ( …, we hear ) “raise”(more cash/an increase in wages, as in “you’ve got a raise as from next month”).