Guardian Cryptic #29563

2024-12-11

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1a

Giddy, similar having struck head (6)

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

the first letter ("head") removed/"struck" from [r]-ELATED="similar"

5a

Serious film about a double Dutch lover? (8)

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

for definition, "Dutch" is rhyming slang: 'Duchess of Fife' => 'wife' BIG="Serious" + MIST=thin layer="film"; around "a" [taken from surface]

9a

One Direction’s corrosive agent on the radio? (8)

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10a

Girl, cross with deadline, finally gets extension (6)

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

ANNE="Girl" + X="cross" + final letter of [deadlin]-E

11a

Garbage in tum, husbandone of those? (5,7)

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

definition: someone who overeats, and might therefore have garbage in their tum anagram/"Garbage" of (in tum husband)*

13a

Somewhere for swimming cap, one’s head! (4)

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

LID="cap" + head / first letter of O-[ne]

14a

Virtue in large settlement, hurrying to bank when last one divorced! (8)

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17a

Stumble across wrong wire in security device (8)

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

FALL="Stumble" around anagram/"wrong" of (wire)*

18a

Bloomer in cunning manner initially erased (4)

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

[s]-LILY=in a sly way="in cunning manner", with its first/initial letter erased

20a

Is that concealed by instrumental entertainer? (6,6)

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23a

Not appreciatedas a number made redundant? (6)

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

a musical "number" made redundant might be left UNSUNG

24a

Turkey probed by animal doctor, alas, some leave (5,3)

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

in definition, "leave" as in time off work DUD="Turkey", with VET="animal doctor" probing inside; plus AY="alas"

25a

Reassembly of gun, doable after unloading a weapon (8)

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

anagram/"Reassembly" of (gun doable)*, removing/unloading the "a"

26a

Before year, second went fast (6)

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Down

2d

Best lap (4)

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3d

Body part raised, black in colour (9)

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

HIGH="raised" + B ("black"); in TONE="colour"

4d

Romantic novel read well! (6)

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5d

Where plants studied in old forest on which log cabin built, housing much appreciated (9,6)

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

ARDEN="old forest" [wiki] ; with anagram/"built" of (log cabin)* going "on" top, with TA=thank you="much appreciated" housed inside

6d

Powdery on the moon, scrap’s gathered up (8)

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

LUNAR="on the moon" gathered inside RAG="scrap"; all reversed/"up"

7d

He painted Earthling and Venutian, say (5)

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8d

The other pieces for old band (3,7)

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12d

Local call outlining prophecy (10)

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15d
22d

I don’t want to listenbut a labourer might? (4,2,3,4)

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16d

A generic kind of philanthropist or self-help guru (8)

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

definition(s): Andrew Carnegie the philanthropist or Dale Carnegie the self-help guru who wrote How to Win Friends and Influence People anagram/"kind of" of (A generic)*

19d

Legend written below canopy of pine, part of trunk (6)

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

in definition, "trunk" referring to a person's body ELVIS="Legend" under the top/canopy of P-[ine]

21d

Doctor you and I had, healer (5)

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

DR (Doctor) + U="you" + I'D=contraction of "I had"

22d

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