Guardian Cryptic #29455

2024-08-07

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Across

7a

Kid after shave primarily, one using scissors (7)

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

NIPPER ("kid") after S (have) [ primarily ]

8a

A tinker spattered substance in hair (7)

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9a

Spot trimmed by the ears (4)

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

(n) OTIC (e) ("spot", trimmed )

10a

Massaging of pate with blue rinse initially respected (9)

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12a

Step by step in Cuba, taking little bits of moustache and my beard off (5)

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13a

Host has caught male 5 down? (8)

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15a
17a

Do not cope with right jerks! (4,4)

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16a

Scorer, hairy lips and bust (5)

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17a

See 15

18a

Skinhead has issue, I note (8)

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20a

Trim off goatee finally, one of those worn by bishop (5)

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

*(trim) [anag: off ] + (goate) E [ finally ]

21a

Christening baby after rear wiped, bun on it combed back first (9)

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22a

Organ in doll originally shaved off (4)

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

(S) INDY (doll) [ originally shaved off ] In this clue, the organ in question is a newspaper, i.e. The Independent (aka The Indy) (only available online since 2016) and Sindy is a fashion doll, the UK equivalent of the much more successful Barbie,

24a

Whinge about this Latin style (7)

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25a

Style of workers’ accommodation? (7)

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Down

1d

Tangle of hair by no means under discussion? (4)

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2d

Pieces with mane oddly plaited, for example (8)

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3d

Eccentric hairstyle on which barrier placed (6)

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4d

Stop and check locks in tsar when unruly (8)

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

REIN ("check") locks in *(tsar) [anag: when unruly ]

5d

Cutter and scorer (6)

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6d

Get food stuck in beard, in eating (4)

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11d

Jumbo, say, tender daughter has filled in style (9)

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

ACHY ("tender") + D (daughter) has filled in PERM ("style")

12d

Length of some tress? (5)

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14d

Love fringes on amigo with red waves (5)

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16d

Thug knocking over John and Henry, one with crew cut (8)

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

[ knocking over ] <=(LOO ("John") + H (Henry, in physics) ) + I with GAN (g) [ cut ]

17d

In which fur sent flying with Spooner’s big bird? (8)

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

If the Rev Spooner ever tried to say CATFIGHT , it may have come out as FAT ("big") KITE ("bird")

19d

Rascal with mop going bald, hurt (6)

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20d

Swimming style? (6)

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

A MULLET is a hairstyle, which is unfortunately making a comeback, and also a fish, hence the "swimming" in the clue

21d

Slip over in style (4)

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23d

Princess sends old queen up in style (4)

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