Guardian Cryptic #28898

2022-10-26

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Across

1a
4a

Art to be found in certain puzzlesand in the other across solutions (6,8)

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4a

See 1

9a

Inclined to show stress in hospital, I confess (6)

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10a

Funny guy's agreement secured by another (8)

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11a

Things to take on board or move into road transport (6)

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12a

It's rocky as result of drop in share (8)

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14a

Total including century after start of play, following plan (10)

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

TALLY (total) round C (century) after ACT I (start of play) – Edit: the film is CAL – thanks to commenters @2 and 3

18a

Jazz pianist's arrangement of Waterfalls (4,6)

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22a

Wrote as American essayist, having moved gold to front, followed by diamonds (8)

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23a

They help with proof in problem mastery (6)

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24a

Outstanding success in strike after strike (5,3)

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25a

Cobblers can make a lot of money covering pair of feet (6)

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26a

Entire EP remixedit's an evergreen (4,4)

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27a

Page in Welsh converted for young English setters, say (6)

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Down

1d

Clips of omissions from a hippie classic? (8)

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2d

Who, for example, is ahead of a film star princess in frantic contest? (4,4)

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3d

One nasty guy cutting block­buster in pieces (8)

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

I SOD (one nasty guy) in EPIC (blockbuster)

5d

I study old cinema, initially with ultimate critic (10)

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

I CON (I study) + O (old) + C[inema] + LAST (ultimate)

6d

Dress protecting male and female in horror film (3,3)

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

TOG (dress) round HE (male) + F (female)

7d

Give a detailed account of story in trailer that's abbreviated and modified (6)

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

An anagram (modified) of TRAILE[r] minus its last letter  (abbreviated)

8d

Child was portrayed by this actress when about 60 (6)

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

After a bit of digging, I discovered that, in 2009, Meryl Streep portrayed Julia Child in ‘Julie & Julia’ and that she was born in 1949, so ‘about 60’

13d

Vehicle followed by second in French comedy, treat with superficial sweetness (10)

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

CAR (vehicle) + S (second) in AMÉLIE (French comedy)

15d

Giddy fame secured by star from the silent era that one tries to land? (4,4)

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16d

One's removed from a blue film, oddly culpable (8)

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

An anagram (oddly) of A BLUE F[i]LM

17d

Nonsense about English director cutting one line in scene of The Singing Nun (8)

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19d

Musical animated moviesaucy stuff (6)

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20d

Sound of music coming from orchestra inside (6)

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21d

Screwball comedy that needs work put into it (3,3)

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