Guardian Cryptic #29496

2024-09-24

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1a

Flavour enhancer that’s stored in tabernacle? (6,8)

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

definition: chemical compound used as salt in food NaCl (chemical formula for sodium chloride) is found in [taber]- NA CL -[e]

8a

Choose frames painter knocked over for 1960s works (2,3)

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

definition: a 60s visual art style [wiki] OPT=”Choose” around/”frames”: RA (Royal Academician, “painter”) reversed/”knocked over”

9a

Give a different view of Everton’s no. 1 punching his rivalpenalty! (8)

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

first/”no. 1″ letter of E-[verton] inside/”punching”: RED =”his rival” + FINE=”penalty” “punching” as in piercing into e.g. as in a hole punch tool Everton’s football rivals are Liverpool, known as ‘the Red s’

11a

Clement Attlee oddly put away nine crackers (7)

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anagram/”crackers” of all of ( t l e nine)* t l e taken from [A]- t -[t]- l -[e]- e with its odd letters removed/”put away”

12a

Maybe May queen returned small, boring articles (7)

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

definition refers to former UK Prime Minister Theresa May ER (Elizabeth Regina, “queen”) reversed/”returned” + S (small); both inside/”boring [into]” THE + A = definite + indefinite “articles”

13a

Country’s popular backing, after a revolution (5)

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15a

Nursing funny person, strips back hospital bed (5,4)

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17a

Brilliant partner of blind, extremely unusual fellow (9)

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

definition: shining, radiant EFF=”partner of blind” + outer/extreme letters from U-[nusua]-L + GENT=”fellow” reference to the phrase ‘to eff and blind’ meaning to use expletives

20a

New books with leading detectivethis may be qualified as “noir” (5)

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

definition: reference to Pinot noir wine grapes (with “noir” distinguishing these e.g. from Pinot grigio grapes) N (New) + OT (Old Testament, “books”), with PI (Private Investigator, “detective” in front/”leading”

21a

A river over to the left? A river in the Americas (7)

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A (from surface) + R (river) + AGAIN=”over”; all reversed/”to the left”

23a

It’s used to pass water Arthur Ashe finally ordered (7)

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anagram/”ordered” of (Arthur e ), with the e from [Ash]- e finally

25a

Sign Pinocchio’s fibbing about current VIP (3,5)

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26a

Touching some butter from the east that’s available (2,3)

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27a

Criminal case of infractionhundred euros pinched (14)

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

anagram/”Criminal” of ( i n hundred euros)*, with i n taken from the outer letters/”case” of i -[nfractio]- n

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1d

People who sing gospelit soon rocks! (5,7)

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2d

Quaff drop of Drambuie, and chuck it down (5)

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

small amount / single letter / “drop” of D-[rambuie], plus RAIN=”chuck it down”

3d

Winning big, about to cut bananas (2,3,4)

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4d

They have imperfect eggs you reportedly put in boxes (7)

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

definition: plural of curate in reference to the phrase ‘curate’s egg’ meaning something imperfect letter U sounds like (reportedly) “you”, in CRATES=”boxes”

5d

Coffee cups Debbie emptiedshe might get rowdy (7)

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LATTE=”Coffee” around/”cups” D-[ebbi]-E emptied of inner letters

6d

Perhaps Winchester student gets in everywhere (5)

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

definition: a Winchester is a type of RIFLE L (Learner, “student”), inside RIFE=”everywhere”

7d

It has a clock dial one fixed in vacant den (9)

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

definition: “clock” is the name of the downy head of a dandelion anagram/”fixed” of (dial one)*, in D-[e]-N emptied of inner letters/”vacant”

10d

Poor US singer way ahead of what Jay-Z did? (4-8)

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14d

After a reshuffle, failed to note cause of unemployment? (9)

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

definition: deflation in an economy might lead to unemployment anagram/”After a reshuffle” of (failed to)*; plus N (note)

16d

Picaroon gets shower working at first, which is perhaps topping (9)

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

definition: a possible topping for e.g. a pizza I=this setter=”Picaroon”; with both PEPPER as a verb=”shower” + ON=”working” going “first”

18d

Ducking and running under one bar swung around (7)

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ON=”running”, after/”under”: I=”one” + SAVE=other than, except for=”bar” both reversed/”swung around”

19d

Kind of cross, hosting unmannerly PM (7)

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22d

Tomorrow singer from 13 must be introduced to Queen (5)

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

definition: in the musical Annie [wiki] , the title character sings the song ‘Tomorrow’ I (India – answer to 13 across – is used for the letter ‘i’ in the NATO alphabet); inside “Queen” ANNE [wiki]

24d

Where to keep bucks, perhaps, for a US detective (5)

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