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Guardian Cryptic Crossword #28691

Guardian Cryptic · 30 clues with answers and explanations · 2022-02-26

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Across

1 Characteristic toerag appearing untrustworthy, head on spike seen entering here? (8,4)

Answer

TRAITORSGATE
9 See 11 (5)

Answer

ALERT
10 Reportedly clever dribble — with pass is beautifully measured (5,4)

Answer

SLIDERULE
11 Real lie broadcast in, say, football reporter's warning (7,5)

Answer

SPOILER
12 More than one tribal chief quivers when speaking? (7)

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SHEIKHS
13 Leaders in company unrepresentative of BAME communities that may go to the wall? (10)

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WHITEBOARD
15 Personage found shortly (4)

Def

Personage

Type

Charade, Deletion

Expl

START (synonym of "found") [curtailing: "shortly"]; definition: "Personage"

Answer

STAR
18 Feature has the information for a dictator? (4)

Def

Feature

Answer

NOSE
19 Set out for promontory, seeking confrontational encounter (4-2-4)

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HEADTOHEAD
22 Boy by himself shedding onesie finally, children's garment (3-4)

Answer

JIMJAMS
24 Flower reduction in mint, when cut (7)

Def

Flower

Answer

BLOSSOM
25 Leader, whose family's imbued with personal magnetism, nothing less: murderer? (3,4-2)

Answer

KIMJONGUN
26 Match, a virtual classic (5)

Def

Match,

Answer

AGREE
27 Seaside attraction, the boring rip-off (8,4)

Answer

BRIGHTONPIER

Down

1 American shows border closed off by capricious soviet (3,6)

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THEMOVIES
2 See 8 (8)

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ANTILLES
3 Stunner once more placed bottom upward? (5)

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T?S?R
4 Error with undies or not, bum covered again (9)

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REINSURED
5 Horse with bigger heart? (3-3)

Def

Horse

Answer

GEEGEE
6 See 20 (5)

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TRUCK
7 Sustained campaign identified in capital (6)

Def

capital

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WARSAW
8 Those renting houses fled farm in Caribbean location (6,8)

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LESSER
14 Give short screws, one's missed by mistake (9)

Def

Give

Type

Anagram

Expl

anagram of GIVE + SHORT = OVERSIGHT; definition: "mistake"

Answer

OVERSIGHT
16 Club official more confident supporting base rate (9)

Def

rate

Answer

TREASURER
17 South American volcano is flatter, one circling peak (8)

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COTOPAXI
18 Judge interrupting relations after one ejected — a serious matter (2,4)

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NOJOKE
20 Huge vehicle kicking dirt up, forward joining rugby pack (6,5)

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DUMPER
21 Malay garment, number wrapped round middle of wearer (6)

Answer

SARONG
23 Paul in bog scratching bottom, this artist's speechless (5)

Answer

MIMER
24 Square up after first of battles in country (5)

Def

country

Answer

BENIN