Guardian Quick Cryptic Crossword 20 (20/20)
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1a One sitcom’s funny for financial experts (10)
ECONOMISTS
Financial experts is the definition, with funny as an anagram indicator for one sitcom
7a Invitee made suppositions loudly (5)
GUEST
Invitee is the definition, with loudly as a soundalike indicator for GUESSED (made suppositions)
8a Equine speaking with a croaky voice (5)
HORSE
Equine is the definition, with speaking as a soundalike indicator for with a croaky voice
9a Get mousse regularly for Aussie natives that can’t fly (4)
EMUS
Aussie natives that can't fly is the definition, with regularly as an indicator to take every other character of get mousse
10a Drug picked up for leading female protagonist (6)
HEROIN
Drug is the definition, with picked up as a soundalike indicator for HEROINE (leading female protagonist)
13a Trendy school for cricket, for example (6)
INSECT
Cricket for example is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: IN (trendy) + SECT (school)
14a Eye infection from filthy place, we’re told (4)
STYE
Eye infection is the definition, with we're told as a soundalike indicator for STY (filthy place)
16a At regular intervals, floor chummy stand-in doctor (5)
LOCUM
Stand-in doctor is the definition, with at regular intervals as an indicator to take every other letter of floor chummy
18a Little bird caught by American bumpkin (5)
CHICK
Little bird is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: C (caught, a cricket abbreviation) + HICK (American bumpkin)
19a Reporter’s still providing writing materials (10)
STATIONERY
Writing materials is the definition, with reporter's as a soundalike indicator for STATIONARY (still)
2d By the sound of it, verifies payment orders (7)
CHEQUES
Payment orders is the definition, with by the sound of it as a soundalike indicator for CHECKS (verifies)
3d Brief message in bottle, regularly (4)
NOTE
Brief message is the definition, with regularly as an indicator to take every other letter of in bottle
4d Composer from Harlem, strangely (6)
MAHLER
Composer is the definition, with strangely as an anagram indicator for Harlem
5d Skiers, oddly, getting male teacher (3)
SIR
Male teacher is the definition, with oddly as an indicator to take odd numbered letters in skiers
6d American novelist bites neck foolishly (9)
STEINBECK
American novelist is the definition, with foolishly as an anagram indicator for bites neck
7d In speech, apes irregular soldiers (9)
GUERILLAS
Irregular soldiers is the definition, with in speech as a soundalike indicator for GORILLAS (apes)
11d Piece of data that’s very different to rule I amended (7)
OUTLIER
Piece of data that's very different is the definition with amended as an anagram indicator for to rule I
12d Naughty child, one getting breaded seafood (6)
SCAMPI
Breaded seafood is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: SCAMP (naughty child) + I (looks like a one)
15d The compiler with Tory person who’s venerated (4)
ICON
Person who's venerated is the definition, with the rest as a charades clue: I (the compiler) + CON (short for conservative, such as a Tory)
17d Even bits of ice heap in hot drink (3)
CHA
Hot drink is the definition, with even bits of as an indicator to take the even letters of ice heap