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Guardian Quick Cryptic Crossword 19

Guardian Quick Cryptic Crossword 19 (24/25)

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1a Expendable Detective Inspectors fold fur (11)

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DISPENSABLE

Expendable is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: DIS (abbreviation for Detective Inspectors) + PEN (a fold is a pen for sheep) + FUR (sable)

7a Most hackneyed stories set in stone (7)

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STALEST

Most hackneyed is the definition, with in as an indicator to insert TALES (stories) into ST (abbreviation for stone): S(TALES)T

8a Ninja regularly holding container (3)

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JAR

Container is the definition, with holding as an indicator that the answer is hidden in nin(ja r)egularly

9a Scouser sometimes hides addicts (5)

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USERS

Addicts is the definition, with hides as an indicator that the answer is hidden in sco(user s)ometimes

12a Parasite left river (5)

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LOUSE

Parasite is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: L (abbreviation for left) + OUSE (a river in England)

15a Foreign article about falsehood (5)

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ALIEN

Foreign is the definition, with about as an indicator to insert LIE (falsehood) into AN (article): A(LIE)N

16a Kill small bug (5)

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SMITE

Kill is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: S (abbreviation for small) + MITE (bug)

18a Part of pictures I took in second test (5)

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RESIT

Second test is the definition, with part of as an indicator that the answer is hidden in pictu(res I t)ook

20a Hawaiian dish partly spoiled (3)

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POI

Hawaiian dish is the definition, with partly as an indicator that the answer is hidden in s(poi)led

21a Coerce mythical creature to consume first piece of orange (7)

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DRAGOON

Coerce is the definition, with consume as an indicator to insert O (first piece of orange, the first letter of orange) into DRAGON (mythical creature): DRAGO(O)N

23a Discourages examination during deaths (11)

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DEMORALISES*

Discourages is the definition, with during as an indicator to insert ORAL (examination) into DEMISES (deaths): DEM(ORAL)ISES

1d Talk about field sport at start of summer (7)

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DISCUSS

Talk about is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: DISCUS (field sport) + S (start of summer, first letter of summer)

2d Startle vehicle in South East (5)

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SCARE

Startle is the definition, with in as an indicator to insert CAR (vehicle) into SE (abbreviation for South East)

3d Creature ignoring odd bits of seaweed (3)

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EWE

Creature is the definition, with odd bits as an indicator to take the odd characters of seaweed

4d Carpathian perhaps embracing Latin colonist (7)

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SETTLER

Colonist is the definition, with embracing as an indicator to insert L (abbreviation for Latin) into SETTER (Carpathian is the setter of this puzzle)

5d Small and perfectly formed piece from Punjabi journalist (5)

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BIJOU

Small and perfectly formed is the definition, with piece from as an indicator that the answer is hidden in Punja(bi jou)rnalist

6d Mistake made by wearer periodically (3)

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ERR

Mistake is the definition, with periodically as an indicator to take every other letter of wearer

10d Traitor dreamt on and off (3)

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RAT

Traitor is the definition, with on and off as an indicator to take every other letter of dreamt

11d Second loan provider is remote (7)

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SLENDER

Remote is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: S (abbreviation for second) + LENDER (loan provider)

13d Individual bounced regularly (3)

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ONE

Individual is the definition, with regularly as an indicator to take every other letter in bounced

14d Holds out as former lover takes care (7)

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EXTENDS

Holds out is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: EX (former lover) + TENDS (takes care)

17d Said I omitted section in phrase (5)

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IDIOM

Phrase is the definition, with section as an indicator that the answer is hidden in sa(id I om)itted

19d Cries about new elitists (5)

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SNOBS

Elitists is the definition, with about as an indicator to insert N (abbreviation for new) into SOBS (cries): S(N)OBS

20d Walk upwards evenly (3)

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PAD

Walk is the definition, with evenly as an indicator to take every other letter of upwards

22d Trouble caused by oddly deficient facials (3)

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AIL

Trouble is the definition, with oddly deficient as an indicator to remove every other letter from facials

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