Guardian Cryptic #24502

2008-09-24

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Across

1a

It is brought back into service by eastern artist (7)

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5a

Part of flower that's right in wrong place (6)

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9a

Girl keeps desperate chap back to prepare food (8)

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10a

Fuss about rolled gold remote (3-3)

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12a

Dread being caught (12)

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15a

Nice point (10)

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17a

Extremely eloquent, a letter for Ephesians (3)

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19a

Japanese band leaders in Osaka being inscrutable (3)

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20a

Clergyman once had car converted (10)

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22a

Deeply distressed, blowing up nice balloons (12)

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26a

One grows flowers (6)

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27a

Responsible for reaching wreck (2,6)

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28a

Refusal day after day, then editor indicated acceptance (6)

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29a

An outgoing woman crazy for marsupials (7)

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Down

1d

Disable sound for musical (4)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

= “maim”. ‘Mame’ is a musical and film.

2d

Mormon's end by salt lake (4)

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3d

Is £25 raised in two seconds for summary? (8)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

IS PONY [£25 in bookmaking] < in SS

4d

Official source of berries (5)

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6d

Go away with a very small relative (6)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

archaic ‘Begone!: A + V + AUNT [short for auntie?]

7d

Expert testimony ousting leader in state capital (10)

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8d

A final note about a fabulous writer (2,8)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

[a final note]*: La Fontaine [1621-1695] a French poet who wrote fables, hence ‘fabulous’

11d

Party clobber (6)

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13d

Observation post initially set in place on the other side (10)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

O.P + POSITION

14d

Youngster gets hit on the head before producing original work (10)

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16d

Get out of bed for our top bananas? (6)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

[our top]*

18d

Early riser's first to go - pretended to go out with terrier (8)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

EA[r]LY inside SHAM

21d

Additional accommodation in which queen gets to kiss sweetheart (6)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

ANNE + X + E

23d

A set of points in mint condition (2,3)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

A + S + N + E + W

24d

Sea creature old record label depicts (4)

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25d

Witnesses going up and down (4)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

palindrome