Guardian Cryptic Crossword #27983
Across
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Aussie convoyType
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I in (RADAR NOT)*. A road train consists of a number of trailers pulled by a single “engine”, so I’m not sure it can really be described as a convoy, which consists of multiple vehicles — FifteensquaredAnswer
ROADTRAIN -
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NoType
CharadeExpl
IRON (synonym="chimical symbol") + MAN (synonym="MAN") = IRONMAN; definition: "No!"Answer
IRONMAN -
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Manage to missType
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Reverse of DAVE (as David Cameron supposedly asked to be called) + the “back” letter of wavE — FifteensquaredAnswer
EVADE -
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HEALTHCONSCIOUS -
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In the event, where John Paul II might have been laid to rest?Type
Double definitionExpl
Double definitionAnswer
POLEVAULT -
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CREEP with the P (piano, quietly) advanced, i.e. moved nearer the start — FifteensquaredAnswer
CREPE -
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FAB (marvellous) + ER (he Queen, a “royal”) + reverse of EgGs, &lit, with reference to Fabergé eggs — FifteensquaredAnswer
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AAType
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[breakdow]N in MILE, to give the creator of Winne The Pooh et al — FifteensquaredAnswer
MILNE -
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Reference worksType
AnagramExpl
anagram of MAN + COPIED = COMPENDIA; definition: "Reference works"Answer
COMPENDIA
Down
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Pleasure craft, one that could launch a missile?Type
Double definitionExpl
Double definitionAnswer
CRUISESHIP -
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goodbyeType
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SAY 0 (keep silient) + reverse of RAN + A. Japanese word for goodbye, literally meaning “if that’s the way it is” — FifteensquaredAnswer
SAYONARA -
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BlockType
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S + reverse of MY in TIE (e.g. a football match, as in cup tie) — FifteensquaredAnswer
STYMIE -
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VagueType
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DI (synonym="Detective Inspector") in INSTINCT (synonym="hunch") = INDISTINCT; definition: "Vague"Answer
INDISTINCT -
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drinkType
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anagram of ANAGRAM (synonym="ANAGRAM") + C (synonym="C") = ARMAGNAC; definition: "drink"Answer
ARMAGNAC -
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WelshmanType
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R (first_letter="Rich") + H (abbreviation="husband") + Y (abbreviation="you") + S (first_letter="seek?") = RHYS; definition: "Welshman"Answer
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break out againType
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REC (sports ground) + SECURED — FifteensquaredAnswer
RECRUDESCE -
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landlordType
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Reverse of VAT (“over tax”) + EARNER less A – landlord in the sense of one who keeps a pub — FifteensquaredAnswer
TAVERNER -
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Put asideType
CharadeExpl
OVER (synonym="OVER") + RODE (synonym="RODE") = OVERRODE; definition: "Put aside"Answer
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UnstableType
CharadeExpl
LA (abbreviation="city's") + BILE (synonym="anger") = LABILE; definition: "Unstable"Answer
LABILE -
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that's passed non-genetically?Expl
The selfish clamour is people crying “me! me!”. The word meme was coined by Richard Dawkins to describe ideas etc passed between people in a way analogous to the transfer of genes — FifteensquaredAnswer
MEME