Guardian Cryptic #29044

2023-04-14

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1a

Drum almost filled with a fruit (6)

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A in TOM-TO[m]. “Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad” (Miles Kington)

4a

See 8

9a

Odd tuna swimming round northern river in Russia (9)

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N in TUNA* + URAL

10a

Beauty pageants uneventful, though some tripping over (5)

flowerflowerflower
11a

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12a

Left-leaning Stalinist not quite right after revolution (9)

flowerflowerflower
13a

Shrink once had nurses excited at the outset (3,4)

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E[xcited] in DID OWN (once had)

15a

Blue essentially follows decoration of room in gold (6)

flowerflowerflower
17a

Echoing note resounding initiallywith this? (6)

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Reverse of BREVE (note) + R[esounding]

19a

Ultimately, buttock and lower back prodded by a couple of unknownsone's an idiot (7)

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A + Z Z (mathematical unknowns) in reverse of COW (one that lows) + [buttoc]K

22a

River having dried up on the banks, used a digger (9)

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R in TOWELLED

24a

Grand nicked by one scoundrelor another? (5)

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G in ROUÉ

26a

Future time in firm reviewed (5)

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T in reverse of REAL (firm)

27a

Fidelio's Léonore, originally in disguise here: well, well, well! (9)

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Anagram of FIDELIO’S + L[éonore]. Leonore does indeed disguise herself as Fidelio at the start of Beethoven’s opera: I’m not sure why Paul has used the French form of her name here

28a

Collaboration with offender and my Lord on the radio? (7)

flowerflowerflower
29a

Whole testament, account in it (6)

flowerflowerflower

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1d

Dull sound when round gong that's fingered (7)

flowerflowerflower
2d

Get out having escaped pea: try fruit (5)

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MANGE TOUT less GET OUT + GO (try)

3d

Carving on reservation, painted plate needing time for inscription (5,4)

flowerflowerflower
4d
11a

Actor putting the flora in Florida? (7,5)

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5d

...s game (5)

flowerflowerflower
6d

Part sung in key, another key briefly eclipsing it (9)

flowerflowerflower
7d

Take stock when philosopher overheard? (6)

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Homophome of (Bertrand] Russell, with the “stock” being cattle

8d
4a

Inside job? (6,7)

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14d
21d

Looking surprisedas a snail? (4,3,2,6)

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16d

Brilliant at music, strange being on tour of Australia (9)

flowerflowerflower
18d

Platform where meaty sandwiches left (7)

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L in BACON-Y

19d

Bottomless den concealed by foxy to a great extent (6)

flowerflowerflower
20d

Youth and king upset about fascist force in parliament (7)

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SS (Nazi force) in reverse of TEEN + K

21d

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23d

Miss little monster having sliced off head (5)

flowerflowerflower
25d

Type of fruit, one in apple (5)

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