Guardian Cryptic #29533

2024-11-06

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Across

1a
7d

If then high debt, thief, now it’s different (as often heard at 8,29) (4,3,7,2,9)

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5a

Sleep with husband who shortly may be solvent (7)

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10a

Money abroad that’s often passed (4)

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11a

Dealers bring area work to a point (10)

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

anagram/”work” of (bring area)*, plus S (South, “a point” of the compass)

12a

Writer taking grandmother separately for cheap meal (3,3)

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

BIC (the brand of ballpoint pen, “Writer”), around G (grand) + MA=”mother” two parts of “grand//mother” are used “separately” in the wordplay

13a

Very little that’s produced locally, you might sayloud groans (4-4)

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14a

See 1

16a

Agreed about a lot of past suffering (5)

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17a

Hard countering strong suits (5)

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

reversal/”countering” of F (forte, “strong”) + FITS=”suits”

19a

Regret about 21? Time to stop deceit and actions causing suffering (9)

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

RUE=”Regret”, with C (circa, “about”) going in front (i.e. EARLIER, solution to 21dn), plus T (“time”) inside LIES=”deceit”

23a

Fellow hurts after cycling to work in retail outlet (4,4)

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

F (Fellow) + HARMS=”hurts” with its first letter “cycling” round behind its other letters + OP (opus, “work”)

24a

Damaging accusation! Case of robbery? It’s full of crap! (6)

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

definition: slurry meaning a liquid mixture containing waste (“crap”) SLUR=”Damaging accusation” plus outer letters/”Case” of R-[obber]-Y

26a
28a

A vile con! Timescale used to reveal feature of 8,29 (10,7)

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27a

One not suitable for position (female) resigned (4)

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28a

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29a

Hearing in questionone to overcome injustice finally (7)

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

IN (“in” from surface) + QU- e -RY=”question” with I=”one” replacing [injustic]- e

Down

2d

Nancy’s vain wearing uniform and old-fashioned hat (7)

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3d

Rubbish! From the outset Hamilton right, I think (5)

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

“outset” or first letter of H-[amilton] + OK=”right” + UM=something said while hesitating=’I am [still] thinking’=”I think”

4d

Hello, hello, taking taxi turned up heater (7)

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

HI HI=”Hello, hello”, around CAB=”tax” reversed/”turned up”

6d

Get away from the pasthave boundaries ignored by follower of 16 (6)

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7d

See 1 Across

8d

Line I cross in the grip of feeling randy (why cancelled) (7)

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

I + ZO=”cross”, both inside: HORN-[y]=”randy” with ‘y’=”why” removed a ZO is a cross between the yak and domestic cattle

9d

See doctor portray GP‘I’m a little bit drunk’in secret (13)

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

C (the letter called “See”), plus anagram/”doctor” of (portray GP)*, plus HIC=sound of a hiccup, which may mean “I’m a little bit drunk”

15d

Without ceremony for the French nursenothing grand as she’d say (2,7)

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18d

Cafe rent’s low on reflection (7)

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20d

Time for New Yorker, released from centre, to get back (7)

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21d

More upset head’s been sacked over school’s sixth former (7)

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

[t]-EARIER=”More upset” with the “head” letter removed; plus the sixth letter from [schoo]-L

22d

Endlessly elegant? Doubly pretentious (6)

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25d

The Rock in classic film which doesn’t start with sport (5)

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