Guardian Cryptic Crossword #29165

Guardian Cryptic · 33 clues with answers and explanations · 2023-09-02

Explanations sourced from Fifteensquared

9 Leader of Latvia wears crown, of course (5)

Answer

PLATE
10 President in jumper and First Lady in extremely special shirt (9)

Def

President

Answer

ROOSEVELT
11 Flier for very strong tea to begin with in church (9)

Def

Flier

Answer

CHAFFINCH
12 Funny and strange - 10cc cover Mahler's overture (5)

Def

Funny

Answer

COMIC
13 Pattern exciting clients (7)

Def

Pattern

Type

Anagram

Expl

anagram of CLIENTS ("clients") [anagram: "exciting"] = STENCIL; definition: "Pattern"

Answer

STENCIL
15 Boys in blue score! Shot going over heads of Portsmouth players (7)

Answer

COPPERS
17 Note car reversing on motorway (5)

Def

Note

Type

Charade, Reversal

Expl

MINI (synonym of "car") + M (synonym of "motorway") [reversal: "reversing"]; definition: "Note"

Answer

MINIM
18 Contemporary novel (3)

Def

novel

Type

Double definition

Expl

Double definition

Answer

NEW
20 Perfect business transaction from Apple? (5)

Def

Perfect

Answer

IDEAL
22 French mathematician swapping units of temperature with messenger (7)

Def

messenger

Answer

COURIER
25 100 scream over rock tune (7)

Answer

CENTURY
26 By 1pm and 2pm? (5)

Def

By

Answer

TIMES
27 Chief supports electricity supplier shielding live (9)

Def

Chief

Answer

MAINSTAYS
30 Ignores party with roasted nuts (9)

Def

Ignores

Answer

DISCOUNTS
31 Diamond I kept back to stay longer in sack (3-2)

Answer

LIEIN