Guardian Cryptic Crossword #26953
Across
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Def
producerType
DeletionExpl
APPLET (synonym="program") + RE (abbreviation="about") + E (abbreviation="English") = APPLETREE; definition: "fruit producer"Answer
APPLETREE -
Def
courtType
CharadeExpl
ERE (synonym of "before") + CT (synonym of "court"); definition: "Standing"Answer
ERECT -
Def
teacherType
CharadeExpl
GO [travel] + VERNES [author] + S [son] — FifteensquaredAnswer
GOVERNESS -
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InterpreterType
ContainerExpl
EG (synonym="EG") in EXETE (synonym="EXETE") = EXEGETE; definition: "Interpreter of text,"Answer
EXEGETE -
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OrganisationsExpl
Y [unknown] in S [small] STEMS [parts of plant] — FifteensquaredAnswer
SYSTEMS -
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Late genius that may prefix other solutionsType
Double definitionExpl
Double definitionAnswer
ECO -
Def
WhatType
Cryptic definitionExpl
Cryptic definitionAnswer
RHYME -
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protestType
ContainerExpl
ON (synonym="ON") in MARCH (synonym="MARCH") = MONARCH; definition: "National leader"Answer
MONARCH -
Def
playType
Hidden wordExpl
hidden in "grounds and pitch"Answer
SANDPIT -
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FOUCAULTS -
Def
brownType
DeletionExpl
UMBER (deletion) = UMBER; definition: "brown"Answer
UMBER -
Def
TravelsType
Double definitionExpl
Double definitionAnswer
TOURS -
Def
study of signsExpl
O [old] in SEMITICS [languages such as Hebrew] — FifteensquaredAnswer
SEMIOTICS
Down
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Def
CelebrityType
Charade, ReversalExpl
E (synonym of "European") + MAN (synonym of "person") [reversal: "up"]; definition: "Celebrity"Answer
NAME -
Def
it's bound to make moneyType
AnagramExpl
L [pound] in an anagram [oddly] of LESSER BET – with a pun on ‘bound’ — FifteensquaredAnswer
BESTSELLER -
Def
PairType
Charade, DeletionExpl
PR (synonym of "Pair") + AGUE (synonym of "fever") [curtailing: "contracted"]; definition: "capital"Answer
PRAGUE -
Def
stopsType
CharadeExpl
HE (abbreviation="Male") + A (abbreviation="a") + VEST (synonym="garment") + O (abbreviation="nothing") = HEAVESTO; definition: "stops"Answer
HEAVESTO -
Def
leading manType
ReversalExpl
STAR [top player] with the first two letters reversed — FifteensquaredAnswer
TSAR -
Def
grave situationType
DeletionExpl
CE (deletion) + ME (deletion) + TE (deletion) + RY (deletion) = CEMETERY; definition: "grave situation"Answer
CEMETERY -
Def
unfortunatelyType
DeletionExpl
ALAS (deletion) = ALAS; definition: "unfortunately"Answer
ALAS -
Def
courseType
Anagram, CharadeExpl
anagram of SOME ("some") [anagram: "novel"] + P (abbreviation of "Page") = EPSOM; definition: "town, of course"Answer
EPSOM -
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P [quietly] RING UP [call] in SON [child] — FifteensquaredAnswer
SPRINGUPON -
Def
Not dry,Type
AnagramExpl
A reference to the lines from Romeo and Juliet: ‘What’s in a NAME? That which we call a ROSE By any other name* would SMELL as sweet.’ [*or word] The definition applies to wine — FifteensquaredAnswer
SWEET -
Answer
PENDULUM -
Def
reflectionExpl
HOLES [flaws] in last letters [conclusions] of [som]E [idioti]C [as]S — FifteensquaredAnswer
ECHOLESS -
Def
to allType
AnagramExpl
P [piano] + I in an anagram [disorderly] of CLUB – great surface — FifteensquaredAnswer
PUBLIC -
Def
lotType
CharadeExpl
F (synonym of "Fellow") + ATE (synonym of "scoffed"); definition: "lot"Answer
FATE -
Def
PinkType
CharadeExpl
ROSE (synonym of "was revolting"); definition: "Pink"Answer
ROSE