Guardian Cryptic #29478

2024-09-03

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Across

1a

Deprived fellow wearing hat (6)

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4a

Male is leading bad behaviour (8)

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9a

Great to eat quiet meal (6)

Generating...

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

SUPER (“great”) to eat P (piano in music, so “quiet”)

10a

Part of Shane’s cap is manufacturer’s fantasy (8)

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11a

Investment in Peruvian cattle development (7,7)

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13a

Hinted Iris could be cut off (10)

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14a

Froth starts to spill copiously upsetting mum (4)

Generating...

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

[ starts to ] S (pill) C (opiously} U (psetting} M (um)

16a

Obnoxious person with a drink (4)

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18a

Reason proposal includes one tank (10)

Generating...

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

MOTION (“proposal”) includes I + VAT (“tank”)

21a

Prepared sociable dinner of no great size (14)

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23a

Healthy rage secretary turned around getting drink (8)

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24a

Draw wine arranged in rows (6)

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25a

Last nurse embracing love completely (3-2-3)

Generating...

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

END (“last”) + TEND (“nurse”) embracing O (“love”, in tennis)

26a

Sell bike part on the radio (6)

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Down

1d

Graduate having quiet party (4)

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2d

Put down regarding journalists (7)

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3d

Brief, short affair includes upstanding support (8)

Generating...

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

FLING (“short affair”) includes [ upstanding ] <=TEE (“support” for a golf ball)

5d

Poison from popular religious factionone police investigate finally (11)

Generating...

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

IN (“popular”) + SECT (“religious factiopn”) + I (one) + CID (Criminal Investigation Department, so “police”) + (investigat) E [ finally ]

6d

Charlie punches holding instruments (6)

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7d

Foolish jerk follows papers on moon (7)

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8d

My fan mail redirected to patriarch perhaps (6,3)

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12d

Train heroic Byzantine speaker (11)

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13d

Detectives drink strange tea and scatter (9)

Generating...

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

DIs (“detective” inspectors) + SIP (“drink”) + *(tea) [anag: strange ]

15d

Arsenal publication (8)

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17d

Last month grass gets laid down (7)

Generating...

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

Dec . (December, so “last month”) + REED (“grass”)

19d

Loutish setter will be around right before date (3-4)

Generating...

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

I’LL BE (“setter will be”) around R (right) before D (date)

20d

Colour of home before excavation over (6)

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22d

Unemployed individual demanding legitimate employment primarily (4)

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