Guardian Cryptic Crossword #29101

Guardian Cryptic · 30 clues with answers and explanations · 2023-06-20

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Across

8 Bearing thanks, King George departed to tour Thailand (8)

Def

Bearing

Type

Deletion

Expl

[gr]ATITUDE (thanks) minus GR (Georgius Rex – King George) round T (Thailand) — Fifteensquared

Answer

ATTITUDE
9 Be no longer in the lead? (5)

Def

Be

Type

Charade

Expl

EX (synonym="no longer") + IST (synonym="first – in the lead") = EXIST; definition: "Be"

Answer

EXIST
10 Support the other side (4)

Def

side

Type

Double definition

Expl

Double definition

Answer

BACK
11 One day in seven I'll eradicate ragwort, primarily with this? (10)

Type

Charade

Expl

D (one day) in WEEK (seven days) + I’LL + E[radicate] R[agwort] — Fifteensquared

Answer

WEEDKILLER
12 Determined supporter boring Sylvester Stallone (6)

Def

Determined

Type

Container

Expl

TEE (synonym="golf supporter") in SLY (synonym="Sylvester Stallone") = STEELY; definition: "Determined"

Answer

STEELY
14 Gary isn't cast in 1960s' TV series (8)

Def

TV series

Type

Anagram

Expl

anagram of GARY + ISN'T = STINGRAY; definition: "TV series"

Answer

STINGRAY
16 E-lation? (7)

Def

E-lation?

Type

Double definition

Expl

I need help here: it must be a double definition but I can’t see how to express it. — Fifteensquared

Answer

ECSTASY
18 Drunk pinches copper and metal (7)

Def

metal

Type

Container

Expl

CU (synonym="copper") in MERRY (synonym="drunk") = MERCURY; definition: "metal"

Answer

MERCURY
21 A British party is caught after doing a U-turn, sharp (8)

Type

Reversal

Expl

A B (British) + RAVE (party) round a reversal (after doing a U-turn) of IS — Fifteensquared

Answer

ABRASIVE
23 Sturgeon's playing a bugle (6)

Def

bugle

Type

Anagram

Expl

anagram of ABUGLE ("a bugle") [anagram: "playing"] = BELUGA; definition: "Sturgeon's"

Answer

BELUGA
24 Everton gutted — thumps in dodgy penalty (10)

Type

Anagram

Expl

An anagram (dodgy) of E[verto]N THUMPS IN – great surface — Fifteensquared

Answer

PUNISHMENT
26 Leaders of Newcastle usually taunt Sunderland fans (4)

Def

fans

Type

Acrostic

Expl

N (first_letter="Newcastle") + U (first_letter="usually") + T (first_letter="taunt") + S (first_letter="Sunderland") = NUTS; definition: "fans"

Answer

NUTS
27 Swimmers swim on vacation, including exercise by river (5)

Def

Swimmers

Type

Charade

Expl

S[wi]M round PE (exercise) + R (river) — Fifteensquared

Answer

SPERM
28 Everybody loves a posh royal, one who's an old predator? (8)

Type

Charade

Expl

ALL (everybody) + OS (loves) + A + U (posh) + R (royal) — Fifteensquared

Answer

ALLOSAUR

Down

1 Local network installed in loft by the ocean (8)

Def

ocean

Type

Charade, Container

Expl

LAN (synonym of "Local network") + ATTIC (synonym of "loft") [container: "installed"]; definition: "ocean"

Answer

ATLANTIC
2 10(1000000)00? It's a beast (4)

Expl

M (1,000,000) IN K (1,000) – I love Qaos’ ‘mathematical’ clues! — Fifteensquared

Answer

MINK
3 Move around the Tube, essentially underground in America (6)

Type

Container

Expl

UB (synonym="UB") in SWAY (synonym="move") = SUBWAY

Answer

SUBWAY
4 I serve differently to conclude Federer's final game (7)

Def

game

Type

Anagram

Expl

An anagram (differently) of I SERVE + federeR – I can’t see why we need both ‘conclude’ and ‘final’ Here’s the game — Fifteensquared

Answer

REVERSI
5 Bill's old schoolmaster (4)

Def

schoolmaster

Type

Double definition

Expl

Double definition

Answer

BEAK
6 Every other Briton's reasonable and related by blood (10)

Type

Charade

Expl

Alternate letters of BrItOn + LOGICAL (reasonable) — Fifteensquared

Answer

BIOLOGICAL
7 In Judea, the nativity reveals deity (6)

Def

deity

Type

Hidden word

Expl

Hidden in "in judeA, THE NAtivity reveals deity"

Answer

ATHENA
13 Delivers suspect walk-on part? I'd stumble over scenery (10)

Type

Anagram

Expl

I’m not quite sure how this fits together: EXTRA (walk-on part) + a reversal (stumble over) of SET (scenery) I’D – or is it an anagram (stumble) of I’D + a reversal (over) of SET (scenery)? — Fifteensquared

Answer

EXTRADITES
15 Announcement: 50% off diamonds! (3)

Def

diamonds!

Type

Deletion

Expl

ICE (deletion) = ICE; definition: "diamonds!"

Answer

ICE
17 Runner is climbing over the summit of Kilimanjaro (3)

Def

Runner

Type

Reversal

Expl

A reversal (climbing, in a down clue) of IS round K[ilimanjaro] — Fifteensquared

Answer

SKI
19 Just terrible losing crown (8)

Def

Just

Type

Deletion

Expl

RIGHTFUL (deletion) = RIGHTFUL; definition: "Just"

Answer

RIGHTFUL
20 Common soldier (7)

Def

Common

Type

Double definition

Expl

Double definition

Answer

GENERAL
22 Having no immediate use, king leaves in musical style (6)

Type

Deletion

Expl

BLUE S[k]Y (having no immediate use) minus k (king) — Fifteensquared

Answer

BLUESY
23 Adult abandons fight over oxygen container (6)

Def

container

Type

Deletion

Expl

B[a]TTLE (fight) minus a (adult) round O (oxygen) — Fifteensquared

Answer

BOTTLE
25 Opening of honeypot? I'm not sure — tip from Pooh Bear (4)

Def

Bear

Type

Charade

Expl

H[oneypot] + UM (I’m not sure) + P[ooh] – a neat lift and separate: bear = carry — Fifteensquared

Answer

HUMP
26 Feature of numbers with natural base (4)

Def

Feature

Type

Charade

Expl

NOS (synonym="numbers") + E (synonym="natural base") = NOSE; definition: "Feature"

Answer

NOSE