Guardian Cryptic #29591

2025-01-14

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8a

Hit it off with American poet and Irish mathematician (8)

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HIT less IT + A[merican] + MILTON. William Rowan Hamilton was an Irish methematician who made contributions to abstract algebra and mechanics, and invented the Quaternions

9a

The end of time, a brief moment recalled (5)

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Reverse of AGE + MO

10a

Initially acceptable, telling inappropriate jokes finally grows old (4)

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First letter of Acceptable + the last letters of tellinG inappropriatE jokeS

11a

Locals digest a bishop’s stories (10)

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A RR (Right Reverend, style of a bishop) in NATIVES

12a

Marks, Jos and Russells? (6)

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Double (or triple) definitions: marks as in branding cattle, and Jo and Russell as examples of people with the surname Brand (Jo is a comedian, and I prefer not to have to think about Russell)

14a

PM once lost face with 9th pregnancy and little ones here? (8)

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[t]HATCHER + the 9th letter of pregnancY

16a

Recipe for making unique lunch with asparagus tips (7)

flowerflowerflower
18a

Meadow’s fine mature greenery (7)

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21a

Cyclist’s lady exchanging ring for stiletto? (8)

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WOMAN replacing O (ring) with HEEL

23a

Trade item again, instrument not about to be put in tin (4,2)

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CELLO less C (circa, about) in SN (tin)

24a

Bill confused with A-minus being hidden (10)

flowerflowerflower
26a

Chase knight into building (4)

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27a

Knocks doors electioneeringNigel trails, Starmer leads (5)

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More first letters: Doors Electioneering Nigel Trails Starmer

28a

Coincides with cryptic solver tackling advanced puzzle to begin with (8)

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And more: Advanced Puzzle in SOLVER*

Down

1d

Australian with organ failure stops climbing tree (8)

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2d

Spit out fruit 3 (4)

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3d

During the weekend, tense individual rocks (6)

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T[ense] ONE in S[aturday] S[unday]

4d

Following acting in New York, Sly brings chaos (7)

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A (acting) + ARCH (sly) in NY

5d

In Boston, pop old penny into it (4)

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O (old) D (symbol for the old penny) in SA (Sex Appeal, “it”)

6d

500 + (8 ÷ 50) + 4? Oddly, 50 is great (10)

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D (500) + L (50) in (dividing) EIGHT + odd letters of FoUr + L (50 again)

7d

Progress through life in a rush (6)

flowerflowerflower
13d

Capital supports miners close to strike 1, 2, 3 and more (6,4)

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15d

Bond releasing his boss from period in jail (3)

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TIME (jail sentence) less M (James Bond’s boss)

17d

Upset gentleman dropping tablet for hit (3)

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Reverse of MALE less E (ecstasy tablet)

19d

Adults in gangs steal women’s clothing (5-3)

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W[omen]S in GROUPS

20d

Evenly tanned pair of legs outside without end (2,3,2)

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Even letters of tAnNeD between two instances of ON (the leg side in cricket)

22d

Chases 1,000s, blowing top as criminal escapes (6)

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THOUSANDS less its first letter and AS*

23d

Lithium twisted inside small piece of metal (6)

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SLIVER (small piece) with LI “twsted”

25d

Three seconds’ growth (4)

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MO (moment) + S S

26d

Rise and relax, free of cold (4)

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CHILL less C