Guardian Cryptic #29462

2024-08-15

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1a

Recent turmoil round collegeits chancellor heads for way out (9)

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

Anagram (turmoil) of RECENT round C (college) + first letters (heads) of Its Chancellor

6a

Volcanic landslide elicits cry of surprise in two ways (5)

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

AHA (cry of surprise) in L+R (left and right = two ways)

9a

Faculty is right to welcome latitude (5)

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

FAIR (right) containing (to welcome) L (latitude)

10a

Relatively indulgent (9)

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11a

State of USA, say Idaho, not prepared to entertain negative rejection (10)

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12a
20a

Nick’s on leave to become engaged (4,4)

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14a

Symbols denoting items (ammunition) (7)

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15a

Boron insulator for bum (7)

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17a

Grant the ex-President less laxity to crush democracy finally in America? (7)

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

Anagram (laxity) of LESS containing (to crush) the last letter (finally) of democracY, all inserted in US (America)

19a

Spiteful as a privileged class of Americans? (7)

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20a

See 12

22a

TNT exploded outside ruin in ‘Encore’ area of Paris (10)

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25a

Rogue cries out ‘English not nice!’ (9)

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26a

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27a

South Pacific country’s short of one wave-making instrument (5)

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

TONG[a]’S (South Pacific country’s) “short of” A (one) A tool for making waves in hair

28a

Spreading of legs on vacation mixed with despair (9)

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

L[eg]S less the middle letters (on vacation) in an anagram (mixed) with DESPAIR

Down

1d

As Legolas, basking in self-indulgence? (5)

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2d
6d

Fancy materialcity hall clean out (9,4)

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3d

Sleep problem (layperson’s version involving cocaine) (10)

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

Anagram (version) of LAYPERSON containing (involving) C (cocaine)

4d

Stretches and ruptures, having dropped head (7)

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5d

Electrical unit Lou turned into locks’ maintenance device (7)

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6d

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7d

Neanderthal man trapping game (5)

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8d

Breathe in rather strange sort of element (4-5)

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13d

Neglected to drive home with hamper (10)

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14d

Scheme gets navy, say, to run off (9)

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16d

Innocent conjecture about it’ll spread (9)

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18d

Like a US high-rise building celebrated in fiction? (7)

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19d

Behold drinks retaining temperature with sun (7)

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21d

Grave message by Englishman, extremely mature (5)

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

RIP (grave message) + first and last letters (extremely) of EnglishmaN

23d

Sly type shunning wife’s support (5)

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24d
26a

Assembled sewers’ joints? Outstanding stuff (4,5)

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