Guardian Cryptic #29467

2024-08-21

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Across

1a
16d

TV team’s working with painter whose oeuvre isn’t in a gallery (8,6)

Generating...
5a

See 1

9a

Two gins and it mixed for setting off (8)

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10a

Make short tent (6)

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12a

Start of Macron’s ethnocentrism (5)

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13a

Draw in height, first to last, for 1.25% (9)

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14a

Geeky type teaches at Hogwarts? (12)

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18a

Neophiliac’s line may be winning there (4,2,3,3)

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21a

Absolute pittance left by ex-PM’s declaration (9)

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23a

Yours in slime? (5)

Generating...

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

This took rather longer than it should have: it’s another of Philistine’s trademarks: slim e = thin e I think maybe Philistine knows one of my favourite Yorkshire jokes 😉

24a

They leave next generation outside the European Union (6)

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25a

Drunk and unfussy lover you picked up wearing cropped top (8)

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26a

Christian vibrator (6)

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27a

Quit rejecting cat and dog and budgie cover (4,4)

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Down

1d

Frequently, agitator restrained by braces as they are (4,2,8)

Generating...
2d

Be seen no more as a vehicle? (6)

flowerflowerflower
3d

Is traitor up to tech firm’s five pieces afoot? (9)

Generating...

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

META (tech firm, formerly Facebook) plus a reversal (up) of IS RAT (is traitor) for the five long bones in the foot

4d

Yielding sinners not at fault (12)

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6d

Right oven for this? (5)

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7d

Many an investigation isn’t planned to cover queues abandoned by the centre (8)

Generating...

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

An anagram (planned) of ISN’T round QU[eu]ES minus the middle letters

8d
20d

He or she print data, not as planned for him or her (3,5,6)

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11d

Encourages Sherlock of late to get breakfast (4,8)

flowerflowerflower
15d

Exposed bottom to secure trick (9)

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16d

See 1

17d

Four articles about totalitarianism’s ultimate bête noire (8)

Generating...

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

AN A THE A (four articles) round the ultimate letter of [totalitarianis]M

19d

Escort for concert top solo (6)

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20d

See 8

22d

Fruit farm starts out in mountains (5)

Generating...

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

[o]RANGE (fruit) or [g]RANGE (farm) minus the initial letter (starts out)