Guardian Quick Cryptic Crossword 7 (30/30)
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1a Flipping crowbar for glory (5)
REVEL
Glory is the definition, with flipping as a reversal indicator for LEVER (crowbar)
4a Match official with sex appeal getting makeover (5)
REFIT
Makeover is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: REF (match official) + IT (sex appeal)
7a Strange seaside condition (7)
DISEASE
Condition is the definition, with strange as an anagram indicator for seaside
8a Managed renegotiations about new beginnings (3)
RAN
Managed is the definition, with beginnings as an acrostic indicator for renegotiations about new
9a Deity lying about setter perhaps (3)
DOG
Setter perhaps is the definition with lying about as an anagram indicator for GOD (deity)
10a Capture upset parent (6)
ENTRAP
Capture is the definition, with upset as an anagram indicator for parent
13a Aged heads of organisation like dealing (3)
OLD
Aged is the definition, with heads of as an acrostic indicator for organization like dealing
15a Talk about sink (3)
SAG
Sink is the definition, with about as an anagram indicator for GAS (talk)
17a Fixed tap fitting (3)
APT
Fitting is the definition, with fixed as an anagram indicator for tap
19a Rotten place getting purge (6)
PUTRID
Rotten is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: PUT (place) + RID (purge)
22a Revolutionary conflict is bloody (3)
RAW
Bloody is the definition, with revolutionary as a reversal or anagram indicator for WAR (conflict)
24a Starters of baked ostrich and snake (3)
BOA
Snake is the definition, with starters of as an acrostic indicator for baked ostrich and
25a Principal characters in away team took extraordinary measures procuring that try (7)
ATTEMPT
Try is the definition, with principal characters in as an acrostic indicator for away team took extraordinary measures procuring that
26a Lured out and judged (5)
RULED
Judged is the definition, with out as an anagram indicator for lured
27a Start to remove and corrode vomit (5)
RETCH
Vomit is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: R (start to remove, first letter of remove) + ETCH (corrode)
1d Dirge about hill-range (5)
RIDGE
Hill-range is the definition, with about as an anagram indicator for dirge
2d Six meet for call (5)
VISIT
Call is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: VI (roman numeral for six) + SIT (meet)
3d Creatures left by Tibetan monks (6)
LLAMAS
Creatures is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: L (abbreviation for left) + LAMAS (Tibetan monks)
4d Grass animal sent back (4)
REED
Grass is the definition, with sent back as a reversal indicator for DEER (animal)
5d In favour of attempt to give up (5)
FORGO
Give up is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: FOR (in favour of) + GO (attempt, as in “give it a go“)
6d Buff engineer noted (5)
TONED
Toned is the definition, with engineer as an anagram indicator for noted
11d Bite nail from bottom (3)
NIP
Bite is the definition, with from bottom as a reversal indicator for PIN (nail)
12d Primarily poor and pointless pulp (3)
PAP
Pulp is the definition, with primarily as an acrostic indicator for poor and pointless
14d Floral garland starts to lower everyone’s inhibitions (3)
LEI
Floral garland is the definition, with starts to as an acrostic indicator for lower everyone's inhibitions
16d Drain in front of garage say (6)
GUTTER
Drain is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: G (front of garage, first letter of garage) + UTTER (say)
17d Brownish-yellow bream swimming (5)
AMBER
Brownish-yellow is the definition, with swimming as an anagram indicator for bream
18d Path leads to tiny ruin and icy lake (5)
TRAIL
Path is the definition, with leads to as an acrostic indicator for tiny ruin and icy lake
20d Transfer watch back (5)
REMIT
Transfer is the definition, with back as a reversal indicator for TIMER (watch)
21d Get rid of dead pine (5)
DITCH
Get rid of is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: D (abbreviation for dead) + ITCH (pine)
23d Somewhere in hospital, sketch put up (4)
WARD
Somewhere in hospital is the definition, plus put up as a reversal indicator for DRAW (sketch)