Guardian Cryptic #29571

2024-12-20

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Across

9a

In need of a trim suit, hero wants nothing fancy (7)

flowerflowerflower
10a

Tucking into a round, a lot of miserable sherry (7)

Generating...

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

MOROS[e] (miserable) in A (from the clue) O (round)

11a

Fan of country group getting into light rap (7)

flowerflowerflower
12a

Good 2 is better (7)

flowerflowerflower
13a

Sites devoted to cultivation and love? Wagner and Strauss won’t have one (8)

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

O (love) + R[i]CHARDS (Wagner and Strauss) minus i (one)

14a

Saw 14 Down’s agreement with one of the Kennedys (5)

flowerflowerflower
17a

Wrong and twisted heart of America (5)

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

An anagram (twisted) of aMERICa

19a

Piece of fiction with classical air that’s out of date (3)

flowerflowerflower
20a

How Miles ends Kind of Blue is appropriate (5)

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

[mile]S + TEAL (kind of blue) – a clever reference to Miles Davis’ album

21a

Silly opening of 4 addressing dictator from the east (5)

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

A reversal (from the east) of TO (opening of LETTER – 4dn) IDI (Amin – dictator)

22a

Latin neologism goes around two continents (3,5)

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NEW WORD (neologism) round L (Latin)

26a

Loaded investor hasn’t finished acquiring dodgy firm (7)

flowerflowerflower
28a

Fur coats are very possibly delivered (7)

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

SABLE (fur) round (coats) A (are) V (very)

29a

Fixed water dispenser aboard vehicle (7)

flowerflowerflower
30a

Briefly cook something hot or something sweet (7)

flowerflowerflower

Down

1d

Guy Burgess finally cracks (5)

flowerflowerflower
2d

More ironic, entertaining Time correspondent, say (6)

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

WRIER (more ironic) round T (time)

3d

E.g. sentence with funny remark, to some extent, on cover of Melville books (10)

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

PUN (funny remark) + ISH (to some extent) + M[elvill]E + NT (New Testament) (books)

4d

What 2 might produceThe 19 Down? (6)

flowerflowerflower
5d

Glee as gutted Starmer gets hammered for extravagant gifts (8)

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

An anagram (gets hammered) of GLEE AS S[tarme]R – recently topical surface, which made me smile

6d

2 marks his work, perhaps (4)

flowerflowerflower
7d

European stopping dissolute man’s activity in The 12 (8)

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

LETT (European) in ROUÉ (dissolute man)

8d

Broke doughnut for Spanish nurses (4)

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

POR (Spanish ‘for’) round (nurses) O (doughnut)

14d

2 and broadcaster supporting party over free votes (10)

flowerflowerflower
15d

Point about end of novelThe 21 (4)

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

DOT (point) round [nove]L

16d

Saccharin occasionally cut as energy drink ingredient (4)

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

Alternate letters of sAcChArIn

18d

Deposing leader, note one state is hostile (8)

flowerflowerflower
19d

Bar boss with a pair of kids around New Year (8)

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

LAD LAD (a pair of kids) round N (new) + Y (year)

23d

Fancied both men and women eating a condiment (6)

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

WAS BI (fancied both men and women) round A

24d

This person dons large undiesthey’re delivered in autumn (6)

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I (this person) in (dons) L (large) BRAS (underwear) – people born in September/October have the zodiac sign Libra

25d

2 with article on line dealing with 17 and 3 (5)

flowerflowerflower
26d

Like 8 27 in book fair, initially ignored (4)

flowerflowerflower
27d

People left overwhelmed by two different fines (4)

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

L (left) in F (fine) + OK (fine)