Guardian Cryptic #29498

2024-09-26

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Across

1a

Get modern gas fitted, taking care of finance agreement (6,8)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘taking’) of C/O (‘care of’) in SENDMORTGAGE, an anagram (‘fitted’) of ‘get modern gas’.

8a

Health food? (5)

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9a

Drop pounds in a sort of progression, losing energy (2,6)

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11a

Heedless of others, fairy lives in peace (7)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘in’) of ELF (‘fairy’ plus IS (‘lives’) in SH (‘peace’ as a request to be quiet).

12a

Tourist in India finally got covered in sunscreen (7)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘covered in’) of I (‘India’, NATO phonetic alphabet) plus T (‘finally go T ‘) in VISOR (‘sunscreen’).

13a

I slipped into opening, dropping this at the start? (5)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘slipped into’) of ‘I’ in [h]ATCH (‘opening’) minus the first H (‘dropping this at the start’).

15a

Good to goggle at? (9)

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17a

Multiplication aid ignored by son in a series of lessons (9)

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20a

In fine weather, departs a divided country (5)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘in’) of D (departs’) plus ‘a’ in SUN (‘fine weather’).

21a

Contacted over the way one’s showing deterioration (7)

Generating...

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

An envelope (‘over’) of ST (street, ‘the way’) plus I (‘one’) in RUNG (‘contacted’ by phone).

23a

In pain, nameless compiler going on leave at last (7)

Generating...

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

A charade of E (‘leav E at last’) plus ARACH[n]E (‘compiler’, sorely missed) minus the N (‘nameless’).

25a

From within rocky boat elegant bird makes land (8)

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26a

Make a fuss of something small (5)

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27a

Passed the table and was ignored (4,2,3,5)

Generating...

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

Definition and literal interpretation.

Down

1d

Coy at first, as ‘worried well’ (12)

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2d

Stroke stomach, then pound (5)

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3d

Barely awake, every fool avoiding smack (3,4,2)

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4d

Robs house: tense, one’s taken by police (7)

Generating...

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

A charade of MUGS (‘robs’) plus HO (‘house’) plus T (‘tense’).

5d

Sort of van band’s taken to test match? (7)

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6d

What Bill has protecting his mansion? (5)

Generating...

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

A play on the Microsoft founder.

7d

Good: paid attention and shone (9)

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10d

Already settled before gig, edged to the sides (12)

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14d

Record of passing summertime with cat I carried round (9)

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16d

Lunch spot to grab and sup, relaxing (9)

Generating...

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

An anagram (‘relaxing’) of ‘to grab’ plus ‘sup’.

18d

Homeless person happy in Morecambe, for one (3,4)

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19d

Facial hair say I stroke (7)

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22d

Fly for one not caught in loose sheet (5)

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24d

What priest may wear in bed, half so long (5)

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