Guardian Cryptic #29469

2024-08-23

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1a
11a

Cash (both extremes) described by newspaper articleslike so? (4,2,6)

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4a

Body, jeepers, exuded fluid! (6)

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9a

Sun with dawn briefly seen (4)

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

“start”(dawn/birth) minus its last letter ( briefly seen ).

10a

Mechanism on bike all rider has used, oddly, when changing (10)

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

Anagram of ( …, when changing ) [ALL RIDER plus ( has ) 1st and 3rd letters of ( …, oddly ) “ used ” ]. Defn: … which its rider uses to change gears.

11a

See 1

12a

Take a seat in restaurant, perhaps, not beyond solver? (8)

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13a

Llama and ape scrapping, in goes hard chest-beating primate (5,4)

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

Anagram of ( … scrapping ) [LLAMA plus ( and ) APE] containing ( in goes ) H(abbrev. for “hard”).

15a

See 8 Down

16a

Wait, POTU? (4)

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

“Biden”(Joe, US President) minus its last letter like POTU from POTUS(abbrev. for the President of the United States).

17a

A sign of the swine being completed by cruciverbalist, finallyeureka! (3,6)

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A + [ HAM OMEN ](what you might call a sign of a part of the swine) plus ( being completed by ) last letter of ( …, finally ) “cruciverbalist”. Defn: The moment the light dawns on you and you shout …/”I’ve got it!”.

21a

Ears ain’t in need of treatmentso well? (8)

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22a

Exposure of song just written for the radio? (6)

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24a

Flirt cut by villain with end of weaponas slash seen? (10)

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DALLY(to flirt/to play with) containing ( cut by ) [ IAGO(a villain in the Shakespearean play, Othello) plus ( with ) last letter of ( end of ) “ weapon ” ]. Defn: How the slash sign/”/” looks/as seen

25a

See 8 Down

26a

Boring thing, jacketed male? (6)

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27a

Veep unfamiliar with King Edward, game for the reporter? (6)

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1d

Another hearing it, rare rare owl’s back (7)

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2d

Measure of corporation in hindsight, rightfully upset (5)

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3d

Killing in order, not everyone for the dictator? (4,3)

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5d

Number one in head after zero (6)

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6d

Game of cards, simple game where hand thrown in (9)

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7d

Shriek having lost a companionit sounds like it sucks (7)

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“squeal”(shriek/a long high-pitched cry) minus ( having lost ) “ a ” + CH(abbrev. for Companion of Honour, one awarded for outstanding achievements in the Commonwealth). Defn: A soft sucking sound when pressure is applied to mud, the term being imitative of the sound it describes.

8d
25a

Whitehall greed with African trips, that cargo needs protection! (7,6,4,4)

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14d

Wonder if not immediately apparent in fridge magnet? (6,3)

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

Hidden in ( in ) “ fridge magnet ”.

16d

Action that brings up taste in food? (7)

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Reversal of ( brings up , in a down clue) [ NIP(to taste by taking a sip or sips of spirits) contained in ( in ) GRUB(informal term for food) ]. Defn: … by air released from the stomach through the mouth.

18d

Bomb owed, declared however (4,3)

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19d

Turn to specious notethat’s what it is? (3,4)

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20d

Intended to give tips on cabriole after simple lifts (6)

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23d

Ailinglike a detective? (5)

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

DICK(an informal term for a detective) Y(suffix indicating “like”, as in “manly”). Defn: …/unhealthy.