Guardian Cryptic #29515

2024-10-16

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1a

Brummie’s view of football club’s getting international prestige finally? (9)

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

CITY'S ("football club's") getting CAP ("international", in sport) + (prestig) E [ finally ] The City in question could be any of several football clubs, but in the context of this clue is probably Birmingham City.

6a

The point of putting sulphur in container (4)

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8a
9a

Putting up with enduring British group, aged rock symbols (8,6)

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9a

See 8

10a

Remuneration down under initially lacking for poor (6)

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

FEE ("remuneration") + BL (u) E ("down" with U(nder) [ initially ] lacking )

11a

Enduring, so it seems to jaded scholars? (4-4)

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12a

Cast encasing top of leg for protection (6)

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

SHIED ("cast") encasing [ top of ] L (eg)

15a

Issue’s chapter 1: ‘Leader’s short measure’ (8)

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

Ch (chapter) + I (one) + ldr. (leader) + EN ("short measure" in printing) ldr. is in Collins and is indicated as an American abbreviation, but isn't in Chambers.

16a

Shades of old book’s remedies (8)

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O (old) + B'S (book's) + CURES ("remedies")

19a

A dear daughter and a Greek character (6)

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LAMB ("a dear") + D (daughter) and A

21a

Decline to go this way (8)

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22a

One pound tucked into crack headwear (6)

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

I (one) + lb (pound) tucked into TRY ("crack")

24a
25a

Cathedral supporter is nevertheless into very short hair (6,8)

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25a

See 24

26a

Old King Cole’s chief fan (4)

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27a

Characteristic of a puffed joint? (9)

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Down

1d

Wound one’s seen on butt of snake charmer (5)

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

CUT ("wound") + I (one) seen on [ butt of ] (snak) E

2d

Figure getting fit can be supported (7)

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3d

Beat time, frantically following soprano (5)

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*(time) [anag: frantically ] following S (soprano)

4d

Very good name in Gaelic rum (7)

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5d

Key Republicans’ focus after senate is disrupted (9)

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

(repub) L (icans) [ focus ] after *(senate is) [anag: disrupted ]

6d

As Cream might be producing record including set by The Void (7)

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7d

Lead soldier’s cap put with fruit and nut (9)

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13d

Spirit produced by tramp dropping roundproceed to get drunk almost (9)

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14d

Cardinal possibly turns up with replica gun (9)

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

<=RED ("cardinal, possibly", turns up ) with RINGER ("replica")

17d

One who’s in the nick of time after politician Vera, investigating corruption, starts (7)

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

T (time) after Con. (Conservative, so "politician") + V (era) I (nvestigating) C (orruption) [ starts ]

18d

As this should be very large, blue novel (7)

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

SO ('very") + L (large) + *(blue) [anag: novel ]

20d

Police force hosting broadcast about Glasgow’s top detective (7)

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

MET ("police force") hosting AIR ("broadcast") about G (lasgow) [ 's top ] The detective in question is Inspector Maigret, who appeared in many novels written by Georges Simenon.

22d

It’s symbolic of male bear taking precedence (5)

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

TOTE ("bear") taking precedence over M (male)

23d

Spartan language, technically (5)

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