Guardian Cryptic #29052

2023-04-24

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Across

1a

Loudly complaining as reservation is cancelled centrally (6)

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4a

Feeble-sounding stories in magazines (8)

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9a

Small angry bees flying (5)

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10a

Worker on newspaper throws debris out (9)

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11a

Manage to put off receiving love song (9)

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12a

Some bulletins admitted (3,2)

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13a

One can't be both at once? Boring! (4-3-5)

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17a

Cameras may check this disturbed deep-sea grave (7,5)

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20a

Fowl's leg better tucked behind (5)

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21a

Two ways to record female martyr (2,7)

Generating...

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

St . + St. ("two ways", i.e. streets) + EP (extended play "record") + HEN ("female")

23a

Restrictions that are in force for some years (3,6)

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24a

Sauce is top quality with oil mixed in (5)

Generating...

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

A1 ("top quality") with *(oil) [anag: mixed ] in

25a

Plan is to get back and wander round (8)

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26a

Present silly, but not sick, unorthodox opinion (6)

Generating...

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

HERE ("present") + S (ill) Y , not ILL ("sick")

Down

1d

Be seated across funfair's top attraction? (8)

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2d

Our Clara turns out to be prophetic (8)

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3d

Is this wanderer sane? (5)

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5d

They help you conceive boys/girls: to me that's extraordinary (13)

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6d

These to hand, not just for children (3,6)

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7d

One refusal to drink small measure altogether (2,4)

Generating...

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

I (one) + NO ("refusal") to drink TOT ("small measure")

8d

Now leaves out something coiled (6)

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10d

Girl applying herself to vinaigrette? (5,8)

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14d

Some time during December 1st, one expects the second coming (9)

Generating...

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

ADVENT ("some time during December") + 1ST

15d

Put down other end that's damaged (8)

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16d

Sort of parade one's individuality (8)

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18d

Abandons fights for bits of food (6)

Generating...

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

Triple definition

19d

Seem to give attention to program (6)

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22d

Cancel whole stretches of history, the ultimate in woke (5)

Generating...

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

ERAS ("whole stretches in history") + [ the ultimate in ] (wok) E