Guardian Cryptic #29002

2023-02-24

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Across

8a

Graduate, Master of Music, taking position after retirement (8)

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9a

Well-known where yours truly pointed (6)

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10a

See 24 down

11a

Buzzing about only bees doonly them! (6,4)

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12a

Improvise, serving some chicken with vermouth (4,2)

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14a

Delicacy brought first of tummy upsets (8)

Generating...

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

T[ummy] RUFFLES (upsets)

15a

Rare kiss for hillbilly (7)

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17a

A sharp funny line in a few words (7)

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20a

Timeworn stratagem in English county not entirely backed (8)

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

RUSE (stratagem) in a reversal (backed) of DEVO[n] (English county, not entirely)

22a

Supervisor in military office? (6)

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23a

Opt for crucible? (7,3)

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

A reverse anagram (melting) of POT

24a

Top evidence initially disregarded (4)

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25a

Oxygenated 3 in de-oxygenated channels? (6)

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26a

Start with boy admitting bad speller? (6,2)

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Down

1d

A point south of friend on a hill (8)

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

A TINE (a point) after PAL (friend) – one of the seven hills of Rome

2d
18d

NASA's possible question to lost space probeseriously? (4,6,3,3,2)

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3d

See 2

4d

Paean, book for all to see in stock (7)

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

B (book) + U (for all to see – film classification) in TRITE (stock)

5d
13d

It produces sustainable power with immigration of race for these scandalously treated people (8,10)

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6d

Intellect welcoming valentine's lips, just romance (4,6)

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

LOAF (intellect – Cockney rhyming slang: loaf of bread = head) round v[alentin]E + FAIR (just)

7d

See 19

13d

See 5

16d

Confidentially intimate feeling in functions with Boris, ultimately (8)

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18d

See 2

19d
7d

Fat deposit a tricky matter (7,6)

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21d

Mae West's sheepish part in film is seen (6)

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

[ma]E WE[st] (sheepish part) in VID (film)

22d

Cool joker beaten (4,2)

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24d
10a

Make last possible contents of cellar? (4,4)

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