Guardian Cryptic #29491

2024-09-18

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Across

4a

Girl with old man’s plain (6)

Generating...

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

A charade of PAM (‘girl’) plus PA’S (‘old man’s’).

6a

Repeatedly pushed against having meal with my boss (8)

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9a

Teacher assessors kicked outthere’s a little fantasy for you (6)

Generating...

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

OUSTED (‘kicked out’) with the U replaced bya F (‘there’s a little F antasy for yo U ‘). The Office for Standards in Education.

10a

Chickens on skewers? (8)

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11a

One nervous replaying after home draw (7,4 )

Generating...

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

A charade of H (‘home’) plus ONOURSEVEN, an anagram (‘replaying’) of ‘one nervous’

15a

Animal cry of dissatisfaction from Johnson’s latest heard (7)

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17a

Cross-country with Markkeep going (7)

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18a

Hussies’ room? Naughty, naughty! (3,2,6)

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22a

Simple-minded lead in movie, one hampered by fashion sense (8)

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23a

Wonderful to be leading in National (6)

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24a

Son cleared over fifty spent freely (8)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘over’) of L (‘fifty’, Roman numeral) in S (‘son’) plus PURGED (‘cleared’).

25a

Legendary monster, one advancing, actually existing! (2,4)

Generating...

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

NESSIE (‘legendary monster’) with the I moved to the front (‘one advancing’).

Down

1d

Those attending university are insideone’s likely to be rich (6)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘inside’) of A (the second one, ‘are’) in GATE (‘those attending’) plus U (university’).

2d

We object over a guest? That’s not it, boss (10)

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3d

Cycling country is welcoming fellow countrymen (8)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘welcoming’) of F (‘fellow’) in AGHAN, which is GHANA (‘country’) ‘cycling’, plus ‘is’.

4d

Support Hungary’s financial centrewhy I think it’ll happen (8)

Generating...

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

A charade of PROP (‘support’) plus H (‘Hungary’, IVR) plus EC (London ‘financial centre’) plus Y (‘why’).

5d

Fellow is hiding right-wing prejudice (8)

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7d

Politician getting zero in test (4)

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8d

I should have seen that about Special’s money (4)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘about’) of S (‘Special’) in DOH (‘I should have seen that’).

12d

After vacant house to rent round King’s Head (where the neighbours aren’t friendly) (5,5)

Generating...

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

An envelope (’round’) of K (‘ K ing’s head’) in SOUTHOREA, an anagram (‘rent’) of AR (‘ A fte R vacant’) plus ‘house to’.

13d

Spirited females allow men only to speak (8)

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14d

Good-for-nothing Dawn shortly about to bale out (8)

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16d

Those having fun on the river catching large fish (8)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘catching’) of L (‘large’) in BOATERS (‘those having fun on the river’).

19d

Reptile again running round university (6)

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20d

Women missed out on pay for a long time (4)

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21d

Radical left supporting high-flier Johnson? (4)

Generating...

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

A charade of AMY (‘ high-flyer Johnson ‘ – not Boris this time) plus L (‘left’), with ‘supporting’ indicating the order of the particles.