Guardian Cryptic #29471

2024-08-26

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Across

1a

Fine weather that came from Berlin (4,5)

flowerflowerflower
6a

Hoist weight a tiny distance (5)

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9a

I’m not prepared to come out with this (2-3)

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10a

Fact: crook sports a very formal garment (5,4)

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11a

At halt, a railway is stuck? (10)

Generating...

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

At STATION (“halt”) + A + Ry . (railway)

12a

Power to reject spoiled vote (4)

flowerflowerflower
14a

In card game, is Daisy able to speak perhaps? (7)

flowerflowerflower
15a

Allow to go and be rude to teacher (7)

flowerflowerflower
17a

Body of potholer a daughter buried (7)

Generating...

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

A + D (daughter) buried in CAVER (“potholer”)

19a

Inquisitive scoundrel is casing university (7)

Generating...

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

CUR (“scoundrel”) + IS casing OU (Open “University”)

20a

Wax and massage at end of play (4)

flowerflowerflower
22a

Hungry and sleepy girl who found her comfort zone? (10)

flowerflowerflower
25a

Circle Line train cat disturbed, finally caught (9)

Generating...

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

*(train cat) [anag: disturbed ] + C (caught, in cricket)

26a

Good landlord offers spirit (5)

flowerflowerflower
27a

Funny rhyme for a term of endearment (5)

Generating...

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

HONEY “rhymes” with “funny”

28a

The Northern Star edition sharply divided opinion (9)

Generating...

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

POLARIS (“the North Star”) + ed. (edition)

Down

1d

Pulses that sound like roots (5)

flowerflowerflower
2d

Ignorant, or deliberately forgotten? (9)

flowerflowerflower
3d

Deferential communication from Captain Nemo? (10)

flowerflowerflower
4d

Popular soft drink for princess (7)

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5d

Went off to capture carbon: thoroughly cleaned! (7)

Generating...

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

SOURED (“went off”) to capture C (carbon)

6d

Come to late party (4)

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7d

Is 4 minus 3 two? Not a person answers (2,3)

flowerflowerflower
8d

You once put in pipes for orangeries, for example (9)

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13d

One predicts you a starry future (10)

flowerflowerflower
14d

Pest chewed rock in bus (9)

Generating...

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

*(rock) [anag: chewed ] in COACH (“bus”)

16d

Smooth illiterate’s “signature” for military decoration (4,5)

flowerflowerflower
18d

Exposed position of troop destroyed (7)

flowerflowerflower
19d

Formal new instructions here for leaving (7)

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21d

A stick and a bit of carrot? (5)

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23d

In place, observed to speak (5)

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24d

Old city Des goes on to devastate (4)

Generating...

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

If DES goes on TROY , the result is DES-TROY (“to devastate”)