Guardian Cryptic #29546

2024-11-21

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1a

Electrician touring a fine Arab islandand sites to see game? (6,5)

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

A F[ine] AR[ab] I[sland] in SPARKS (nickname for an electrician)

9a

Part of Highland outfit rushed to get behind a lot of shinty, say (7)

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10a

Novel park with area fringing British city (7)

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

B[ritish] + EC (postcode area for the City of London) in REC (recreation area, park) + A[rea]

11a

Good club first to last with new information in Dutch city (9)

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

G[ood] + IRON (golf club) with the first letter moved to the end + N[ew] + GEN (information). Not sure I would have been able to spell this without the clear instructions

12a

Form of intonation in island without excellent speaking, ultimately (5)

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

TAIWAN less A1 (excellent) + [speakin]G

13a

Startled on a regular basis to get Indonesian dish (4)

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

Alternate letters of StArTlEd – I’m more familiar with the spelling “satay”

14a

Monitor replacement of open basket (4,4,2)

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16a

Place never analysed for currency? (10)

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19a

Dishonest scheme infiltrating this campus (4)

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21a

Investigator twice beginning to tail flier (5)

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

PI (Private Investigator) twice + T[ail]

22a

Nick by stream to get something resembling gold (9)

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24a

In short, very good introduction in Spain for alternative to bacon and eggs? (7)

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25a

Leaving pair from the East around start of this conflict (7)

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

T[his] WAR in reverse of DUO

26a

European has quip about set in broadcast in a basic way (11)

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Down

1d

Engineer to shake up new lot being dim-witted (4,2,3,6)

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2d

Fashion designer giving distant greeting (5)

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3d

Disown Green in a nervous state for all to see over energy (7)

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

U (for all to see, as in film classification) in GREEN* + E[nergy]

4d

Normal bargain to get vegetable (7)

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5d

Detective when snubbed has dry line about a counterargument (8)

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

REBU[s] (detective in the novels of Ian Rankin) + A in TT (teetotal,dry) + L[ine]

6d

Retail accessory designed for one organising group’s parties etc (6,9)

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7d

Habits in American games company from the south (6)

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8d

Profit or thing, say, with it to support 50% of commercial exchange (6)

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15d

Economy concealing a collection of financial debts makes one wary (8)

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

A in CUT (economy) + IOUS (evidence of debts)

16d

Annoyance over time in transportation of oil? (6)

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17d

Account for former proposal to acquire centre for dairy (7)

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

[da]I[ry] in EX-PLAN (former proposal)

18d

Colin is free to grab a new dessert (7)

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

A N in COLIN* – another unfamiliar (to me) word helpfully clued

20d

Manage to reach party (4,2)

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23d

Section in shot elevating place for guests? (5)

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