Guardian Cryptic #29038

2023-04-07

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Across

9a

Providing energy, dainty sweetheart for 24? (1,4,4)

flowerflowerflower
10a

Pup with 24? (5)

flowerflowerflower
11a

Rock hurtled into French cottage (7)

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12a

Behind seaside structure, more choppy (7)

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13a
22a

23 down 23 down for 24? (5,7)

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14a

Amateurish player stuffing ex-Wimbledon champion Serena, initially brazen (9)

Generating...

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

I think this is: HAM=”Amateurish player (actor)”, inside Monica SELES=”ex-Wimbledon champion”, plus initial of S-erena some research suggests that Monica Seles lost in a Wimbledon final, and did not become champion

16a

'Garpen' for 24? (9,6)

flowerflowerflower
19a

Bent course, one's twisted at first (9)

flowerflowerflower
21a

Bird, a ton in stomach (5)

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

A + C (100 in Roman numerals, or ‘ton’), all inside MAW=”stomach”

22a

See 13

23a

Procession where heart broken by 24? (7)

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24a

Not a soul hit? (2,3)

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25a

White stone in lake rolled back onto flower (9)

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Down

1d

In good condition, hollow round circles - like so? (4-6)

Generating...

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

definition: “like [hollow round circles]” R-oun-D hollowed out and circling around all of: IN + G (good) + SHAPE=”condition”

2d

Unit of computer processing speed, for example, a failure after problem's back (8)

Generating...

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

EG=e.g.=”for example” + A + FLOP=”failure”, all after the back of proble-M

3d

Current fashion in leisurewear, a bit retro? (2,4)

flowerflowerflower
4d

See 18

5d

King entering battle with new cavalier, pessimist (3,7)

Generating...

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

anagram/”cavalier” of (K battle new)*, with K for “king” cavalier in the sense of careless/reckless

6d

Promise broken by Paul's wife in budgie smugglers, perhaps? (8)

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

SWEAR=”Promise”, around/”broken by”: I’M=”Paul’s” plus W (wife)

7d

Mog given food, though not alland stroke (6)

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8d

Pole blows up (4)

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14d

7: one held up by Matisse after some tickling? (7,3)

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

definition: 7dn, FELINE ACE=”one” contained/”held” reversed/”up” inside anagram/”after some tickling” of (Matisse)*

15d

Tube put in ground, we hear, for grower in fields (always)? (10)

flowerflowerflower
17d

Spooner's kick up the backside for US drink (4,4)

Generating...

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

Spoonerism of ‘boot rear’=”kick up the backside”

18d
4d

Second film editor working for 24? (6,2,4)

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20d

Right leg, bit above it (4,2)

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21d

Grass that comes up just the same (6)

Generating...

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

MARRAM is a palindrome, “just the same” when reversed/coming up

22d

Part of lettering on gold medal, perhaps (4)

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23d

I'm off food, by the sound of it? (4)

Generating...

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

definition: “I’m off” as a way to say goodbye homophone/”by the sound of it” of ‘chow’=”food”