Guardian Cryptic #29517

2024-10-18

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1a

Comprehensive traversal of a few dictionary pages? (4,4,2,5)

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going through a dictionary, you might find a few pages of words alphabetically between STEM and STERN

9a

Violent offence involving crime that initially comes from drink (7)

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ABH (Actual Bodily Harm, “Violent offence”), around both of: SIN=”crime” + T-[hat] initially

10a

Fewer characters than 5 taking equipment aboard public transport (7)

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11a

Golf hotel, Indiapart of the cuisine it serves? (3)

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definition: a type of butter made in India, also written as ‘ghee’ letters G H I in the NATO alphabet are “Golf”, “hotel”, and “India”

12a

This primarily isn’t hoarse? That must be wrong (11)

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definition: THROATINESS would be hoarse anagram/”wrong” of (T isn’t hoarse)*, with the first T coming from T-[his] primarily

13a

Crude porn images showing bloomers? Just the one (10)

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definition: an ANGIOSPERM is a bloomer, a type of flowering plant anagram/”Crude” of (porn images)*

15a

It’s not much, having only half the characters available (4)

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A TO M (letter ‘ a ‘ to letter ‘ m ‘) is half of the alphabet

18a

Dodgy behaviour, guzzling soft drinks (4)

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SUS (slang for ‘suspicious behaviour’)=”Dodgy behaviour”, around P (piano, musical instruction for “soft”)

20a

Original demure face drawing men in (10)

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23a

Power in Eurocrat disturbed resident of island (6,5)

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P (power), plus anagram/”disturbed” of (in Eurocrat)*

25a

Largely avoid speed downhill? (3)

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most of the letters from SKI-[p]=”avoid”

26a

Changed in last year, with an unpleasant impact (7)

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27a

One scrapes most of whisky container with doctor intervening (7)

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28a

Possibly London fuel test will involve much-used Government levy (7,5,3)

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CAPITAL [city]=”Possibly London” + GAS=”fuel” + TAX as a verb=”test”; around IN=popular=”much-used”

Down

1d

Fellow contacted the French over island’s conflicted language (9)

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F (Fellow) + RANG=”contacted” + LA=”the [in] French” + I’S=”island’s” (with I short for island)

2d

Getting rid of last of tourists during trip (7)

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last letter of [tourist]-S, inside OUTING=”trip”

3d

Allow small military operation to capture North (8)

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S (small) + ACTION=”military operation” around N (North)

4d

Number not given for lower number (5)

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definition: a numb-er, something that makes you numb N for “Number” removed from [N]-ETHER=”lower”

5d

Thatcher, perhaps, upset about source of threat provided by four characters (9)

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definition: a word or other combination of four letters/characters MARGARET (“Thatcher, perhaps”), reversed/”upset” around first letter/”source” of T-[hreat]

6d

Place about to go off? Let’s not go there (4,2)

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7d

Lug home payment to secure contract (7)

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8d

Biblical text without hesitation is deadening (5)

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NUMB-[er]-S is a book of the Bible, minus ‘er’=sound made in “hesitation” some overlap in definitions with 4dn

14d

Some light coming through doorway in stage performance (9)

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16d

Consider accommodating dump on former location of cinema (9)

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MULL=”Consider” around TIP=”dump” plus EX=”former”

17d

Romeo brought in beer roundhow many provided? (5,3)

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R (Romeo, NATO alphabet), inside PINT=”beer” + RUN=”round” (e.g. a delivery run/round)

19d

Jerk, say, having papers in a frenzy (5-2)

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21d

Enlightenment almost here? (7)

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22d

Regular twinkling mostly seen in stone (6)

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23d

Shock article presented in movie (5)

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24d

Damage observed on a Spanish holiday area (5)

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