Guardian Cryptic Crossword #29054
Across
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1 Reveal sordid business was not quite truthful — unhygienic bun riddled with penicillin (4,4,5,5,2,6)
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WASHONESDIRTY -
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JustType
CharadeExpl
IMPART (synonym="”communicate”") + IAL (synonym="”phone” with ‘d’ for “daughter” left out") = IMPARTIAL; definition: "Just"Answer
IMPARTIAL -
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PositiveType
DeletionExpl
CANDO-[r]=American spelling of ‘candour’=”sincerity”, without its last letter/”not all there” — FifteensquaredAnswer
CANDO -
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call upType
DeletionExpl
EVO (synonym="EVO") + KE (synonym="KE") = EVOKE; definition: "call up"Answer
EVOKE -
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TypicallyType
ContainerExpl
NA (synonym="North America") in OVERAGE (synonym="”too old”") = ONAVERAGE; definition: "Typically"Answer
ONAVERAGE -
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DoType
DeletionExpl
definition: to ‘do’ or imitate someone I MATE=”I win at chess” (through check mate ), around/”without” IT — FifteensquaredAnswer
IMITATE -
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repairedType
DeletionExpl
EM (synonym="”Fringe”") + ENDED (synonym="”stopped”") = EMENDED; definition: "repaired"Answer
EMENDED -
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paradeType
CharadeExpl
PAGE (synonym of "Summon") + ANT (synonym of "soldier"); definition: "parade"Answer
PAGEANT -
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honey, for exampleType
CharadeExpl
VI-ETNAM=”Asian country” with the VI changed to P, plus E (European) “making 6p” => making 6 [VI, Roman numerals] into P — FifteensquaredAnswer
PETNAME -
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forwardType
AnagramExpl
anagram of MOBIUSPUT ("Mobius put") [anagram: "Shape"] = BUMPTIOUS; definition: "forward"Answer
BUMPTIOUS -
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TimesType
Hidden wordExpl
Hidden reversed in "times when naturiSM RETreat rejected trousers"Answer
TERMS -
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ChildrenType
Double definitionExpl
Double definitionAnswer
ISSUE -
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CheapType
CharadeExpl
KNOCK=term for a cricket “innings” + DON Bradman the cricketer around W (wicket, cricket abbreviation) — FifteensquaredAnswer
KNOCKDOWN -
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establishedType
AnagramExpl
anagram of I + A + LOT + TINNITUS, = INSTITUTIONAL; definition: "established"Answer
INSTITUTIONAL
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AcceptingType
ReversalExpl
PA (reversal="per annum, “every year”") + PRO (synonym="”for”") + VIN (synonym="French for wine") + G (synonym="gallons") = APPROVING; definition: "Accepting"Answer
APPROVING -
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DroveExpl
definition: “Drove” as a noun referring to a large crowd a mustang is a HOR-S-E, with the final letter of [For]-D replacing S (Sierra, NATO alphabet) in the surface, the Ford Mustang and the Ford Sierra are cars — FifteensquaredAnswer
HORDE -
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DisgustingType
ReversalExpl
SON=”young man” around initial of I-[nternet], reversed/”looking up”; plus w-OME-n “naked” without outer letters — FifteensquaredAnswer
NOISOME -
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RType
ContainerExpl
V (versus, “against”) + AG (chemical symbol for “silver”); all inside SALE=”auction” — FifteensquaredAnswer
SALVAGE -
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harshType
ContainerExpl
IN=fashionable=”cool” + C (Clubs in playing cards) + LET=”allow” with MEN=”people” inside” — FifteensquaredAnswer
INCLEMENT -
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bikiniType
CharadeExpl
TANG (synonym="a tinge / trace / hint [of a flavour]=”Touch”") + A (synonym="A") = TANGA; definition: "bikini?"Answer
TANGA -
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LINENINPUBLIC -
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style of some businesswomenType
CharadeExpl
POWER (synonym of "Might") + DRESSING (synonym of "relish"); definition: "style of some businesswomen"Answer
POWERDRESSING -
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FlatType
DeletionExpl
[c]-A-[p] without outer letters/”unwrapped”, plus PAR-CH-MENT=”type of paper” with the “first” of T-[ricky] inserted in place of/”for” CH (Companion of Honour) — FifteensquaredAnswer
APARTMENT -
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complaintType
AnagramExpl
anagram/”Pop” of (Art the Radio)*, with the T letters (t for time, more than once, so ‘times’) removed/withdrawing — FifteensquaredAnswer
DIARRHOEA -
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problem-solving softwareType
ContainerExpl
TOOK IT=”Assumed” (as in ‘I take it’=’I assume’), with L (learner, “student”) inside — FifteensquaredAnswer
TOOLKIT -
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complete military trainingType
AnagramExpl
PASS (synonym="PASS") + OUT (synonym="OUT") = PASSOUT; definition: "complete military training"Answer
PASSOUT -
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buildeType
CharadeExpl
M (abbreviation of "Mother's") + AS (synonym of "as") + ON (synonym of "working"); definition: "builder"Answer
MASON -
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CapitaType
ContainerExpl
KY (synonym="abbreviation for Kentucky") in TOO (synonym="”as well”") = TOKYO; definition: "as well"Answer
TOKYO