Guardian Cryptic #29539

2024-11-13

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Across

1a

Deliver dollar to complete start of betting spreads (7)

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

B[etting] + UTTER (deliver) + S ($, dollar sign)

5a

Campaigned for B. Dole surprisingly winning twice (7)

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BI (twice) in (B DOLE)*

9a

Discovered hot curry initially taken away (5)

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SPICED (hot) less C[urry]

10a

Where life is in scope, evolving at this location (9)

flowerflowerflower
11a

Devices for extracting bit of dirt from old clothes around 49p (3,7)

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IL (49 in Roman numerals, though probably incorrectly) + P in O DRESSES less D[irt]

12a

Stones heretics from the uprisingends in revolution (4)

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Last letters of hereticS froM thE uprisinG, reversed (“in revolution”)

14a

Old debugger working to pick up a mark of reference (6,6)

flowerflowerflower
18a

Aerodynamic feature of crushed possession? (6,6)

flowerflowerflower
21a

Trees with 80% of leaves in water(4)

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The last 80% of SOAKS (leaves in water)

22a

leaf hiding off centre is cut (10)

flowerflowerflower
25a

It pulls vehicle at first (9)

flowerflowerflower
26a

Inclined to oust leader over(5)

flowerflowerflower
27a

tiny thing‘I quit to protect love child’ (7)

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TIDDLER (tiny thing) with I replaced by O (love)

28a

Shorter drunk dictator not welcome (7)

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LIT (drunk) + HITLER less HI (welcome)

Down

1d

Cry about time working in US city (6)

flowerflowerflower
2d

Small amount of pudding (6)

flowerflowerflower
3d

Crosswords need to entertain one in covers? (10)

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I in (WORDS NEED)*, with a lift-and-separate

4d

Checks upset London police infiltrating Nazi organisation (5)

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Reverse of MET (Metropolitan Police) in SS (Nazi organisation)

5d

Ladies and gents feel excited buying afternoon tea? (5-4)

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LOOS (Ladies’ and Gents’) + A[fternoon] in FEEL*

6d

Dances to hits (4)

flowerflowerflower
7d

I see small bird climbing cold masses (8)

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I C (see) + reverse of S GREBE

8d

They help actors turning up anxious, not tense, over reading (8)

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R (reading, as in the Three Rs) in reversed of STRESSED less T[ense]

13d

Unhappy with China stealing Liberal party books (10)

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L + CON (Conservatove party) in MATE (China – rhyming slang “China plate”) + NT (New testament, books)

15d

One striking to cover rising cost of guard (9)

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Reverse of FEE in BEATER

16d

Lacking education, ran into trouble pinching £1,000 (8)

flowerflowerflower
17d

Played loud music including note belted (8)

flowerflowerflower
19d

Extract from trees and also wood (6)

flowerflowerflower
20d

Footballing connection written on document (6)

flowerflowerflower
23d

Pink and black stuff right in the middle (5)

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R in COAL

24d

Ring everyone after 1:00 having colon removed (4)

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

If you remove the colon from 1:00 you get 100, or C in Roman numerals; then add ALL (everyone)