Guardian Cryptic #29465

2024-08-19

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Across

1a

Perhaps Freud regularly haggled for a reduction (9)

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SHRINK (psychiatrist) + hAgGlEd

6a

Tweet of little value, we hear (5)

flowerflowerflower
9a

Having debts, now criminal receives one grand (5)

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1 G in NOW*

10a

Mess up in skirmish and leave (9)

flowerflowerflower
11a

Make conversation as Mrs Sprat did (4,3,3)

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12a

Complimentary about iron covers (4)

flowerflowerflower
14a

It’s a bright colour, little bit of skin damage? (7)

flowerflowerflower
15a

Wished company finally made money (7)

flowerflowerflower
17a

Excellent beer emptied and knocked backone cold bitter (7)

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ACE (excellent) + reverse of B[ee]R + 1 C

19a

Charm heartless girl with love for the French (7)

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G[ir]L + AMOUR

20a

Commanding officer with case for detective Morse? (4)

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CO + D[etectiv]E – Dynamo like using the outer letters of words

22a

Groups of soldiers cricketer cheers with pride? (10)

flowerflowerflower
25a

City coach, one carrying Evita’s spicy food (9)

flowerflowerflower
26a

Sound made by hooter drawing one in (5)

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I in NOSE (hooter) – he also likes I for “one”

27a

Fib from Sunak originally, and one from his party (5)

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S[unak] (remember him?) + TORY (member of the Conservative party)

28a

Worker who’s on track maligns rewritten article (9)

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Down

1d

Philosopher somewhat impervious to iconoclasm (5)

flowerflowerflower
2d

Repeat of complex rite before the queen dined (9)

flowerflowerflower
3d

Wild Thing and hits in discos (10)

flowerflowerflower
4d

Part of a chair Starmer’s broken (7)

flowerflowerflower
5d

Illegal drug simple to swallow around street (7)

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C (circa, around) ST in EASY

6d

Tea time discussion (4)

flowerflowerflower
7d

Duck of a crimson colour that is from the south (5)

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Reverse of RED I.E.

8d

E.g. Bonnie Prince Charlie in power, concerned with money (9)

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P[ower] + RE + TENDER (money)

13d

Ignoring endings, cast able and can film (10)

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CAS[t] ABL[e] CA[n]

14d

Ocean views, for instance within south-eastern headlands (9)

flowerflowerflower
16d

Designed logos? Mine shows new word (9)

flowerflowerflower
18d

Colouring materials beginning to colour synthetic fabrics (7)

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C[olour] + RAYONS

19d

Skimpy underwear item is a bit of a fiddle (1-6)

flowerflowerflower
21d

E.g. hummus and salsa on bagel for toper (5)

flowerflowerflower
23d

Actor Charlie, son of Martin, spotted astride horse (5)

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H[orse] in SEEN (spotted)

24d

Bank really giving away a pound (4)

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REALLY less A L