Guardian Cryptic #29550

2024-11-26

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Across

1a

A scream from hospital colleague? (7)

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5a

Cowboy film actress? (7)

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9a

Notes exactly as quoted by Greek character (5)

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10a

Vacuous really, there’s McGonagall’s initial, shocking versifier (9)

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

An anagram (shocking) of R[eall]Y + THERE’S + M[cgonagall) (‘shocking versifier’ – see here and here ‘s his famously egregious poem – my husband was a Dundonian and he would have loved this one, as I did

11a

Auntie introducing brother-in-law, bighead in two minds? (10)

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

BEEB (Auntie – both slang for the BBC) + BRO (brother) in LEX (law) for the character from The Hitch -hiker’s guide

12a

Branch in tree cut down with blade, originally (4)

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14a

If for film, almost all of the data falsified (8,4)

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18a

Flighty type introducing bishop to area of jazz? (12)

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

B (bishop) in SCAT TERRAIN (area of jazz) – I liked the construction and the surface

21a

Review of current depravity (4)

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22a

Pretty essential publishing material in backward filthy gossipOK for Rupert Murdoch? (4,6)

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

FAIR (pretty) + INK (essential publishing material) in a reversal (backward) of MUD (filthy gossip) – this was definitely a favourite

25a

European part of 23 down in reversible collars (9)

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

OVEN (part of range – answer to 23 down) in a reverse of NAILS (collars)

26a

Complete trash (5)

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27a

Winger heading for Everton put on Liverpool strip, say? (3,4)

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

RED KIT (Liverpool strip, say) + E[verton] – super surface

28a

Blunted article buried in prehistoric material (7)

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Down

1d

Get right hand of bride held by groom: marry finally (4,2)

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

E (right hand of [brid]E in COMB (groom) + [marr]Y

2d

See 24

3d

Slow jerks are elected (10)

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4d

Partial uprooting of baobab, or a Christmas tree (5)

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5d

Robin flying by, one word for it? (3,6)

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6d

Number of Germans committed perjury (4)

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7d

26 wrongor not? (8)

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8d

One held by cocktail stick on island, Micronesian nation (8)

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13d

Distribute five-hundred little daisy chains (10)

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

D (five hundred) + MINI (little) in (chained by) ASTER (daisy) – nice surface

15d

Handy lever I used, with day for installation (9)

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

SAT (day) in an anagram (used) of LEVER I

16d

A sibilant sound interrupted by conclusion of magistrate or judge (8)

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

A SSSS (sibilant sound) round [magistrat]E + OR

17d

Parent supported by doctor, withering flower (8)

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19d

Rough seas at first on boat (6)

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20d

Yes, I’m cheerful ultimatelythat represented? (6)

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

An anagram (represented) of YES I’M + [cheerfu]L – and a smiley represents cheerfulness

23d

Called ‘scope’, basicallyis it? (5)

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

RANG (called) + [scop]E (‘basically’) – the definition is ‘scope’ but I can’t quite get my head round expressing it

24d
2d

Fool to admit stupid, a powerful thinker (4,6)

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