Guardian Cryptic #29460

2024-08-13

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Across

1a

First of garments confined to waste, put something with a jumper on top (4,5)

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

G (first of Garments) inserted in (confined to) POO (waste) + STICK (put) – for the toy that requires a jumper on top to work

6a

Shrink lowerer? (5)

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9a

See 26

10a
3d

Topping items in fare for broadcast (4,4)

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11a

Tirade I gathered filled with bitterness, primarily? (8)

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

anagram of (TIRADE I B)* where B is Bitterness primarily – editing to add: I fudged this without a definition, because TIRADE is doing double duty, but I don’t think it works as an &lit clue.

14a

‘e called after blast, returning weapon (9)

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

E RANG (‘e called) after BOOM (blast) to give BOOM E RANG

15a

Easy clue (5)

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16a

Suggest viewing Cervantes’ vampire in the mirror? (5)

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

reversal of (viewing in mirror) of EL BAT – a vampire is a bat, and Cervantes is Spanish! adding, as again, I thought this bit was obvious, TABLE as in put on the agenda.

18a

Lovely bearing a newspaper in mind (4,5)

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

insertion of A FT (a newspaper) into (bearing) LOOKER (lovely)

20a

Warwickshire town where plate left untouched by auditor? (8)

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21a

See 5 Down

25a

Criminal evidence of no cooking! (11,4)

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26a
9a

Move mountains, Everest one, undulant on moving (5,2,5,8)

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27a

Record of extra time after taking circuitous route? (9)

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1d

Carthaginian related to wordplay? (5)

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2d

Try holding head up having embraced Satanism initiallyforce of evil? (7)

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

GO (try) around (holding) PATE< (head up) including (embraced) S (Satanism initially) G E (S) TAP O

3d

See 10 Across

4d

Yours truly, Labour leader voiced concern for home buyers? (4)

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

sound alike of I KEIR (I am Keir (Starmer, the Labour leader,) whimsically) and the home of flat pack furniture

5d
21a

Twitter in county referring to US politicianbloody cheat? (10,4)

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6d

Le Pen, a leader in France after source of French wineand baguette? (6,4)

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

CRU (source of French wine) + STYLO (French for pen) plus A F (A + leader in France) , but I’m not sure where the LO comes from . Correction from TimC @1, Thank you. The reference in the clue is to Marine Le Pen the former leader of the far right party.

7d
24d

I went in with opener for Gloucestershire, man playing for the first XI? (7,4)

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8d

Marking joyous day, landlord on the left? (3-6)

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12d

African winds from the north-east coming into view (10)

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

charade of NE GALES (winds from north-east) inserted into (coming into) SEE (view) to give SE (NE GALES) E for the inhabitant of SENEGAL

13d

Flier, bird is in cold sea shaking off one cold tail! (10)

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

insertion of LOON IS (bird is) into BALTic (cold sea, shaking off one cold tail) to give BAL (LOON IS) T

14d

Obtain bum cream and lotions originally for nursery (9)

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

anagram of (OBTAIN)* with anagrind of bum to give BOTANI + C A L (Creams And Lotions originally) for the plant nursery, not the one looking after young children.

17d

Good antipodean soldier misses the last mine (7)

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19d

Reasonable Oscar discovered in market, removed (4,3)

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

OK O (reasonable Oscar) inserted into (discovered in) TOUT (market) to give TO (OK O) UT

22d

Sage plant? (5)

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23d

Stone deepest of all, also in empty box (4)

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24d

See 7