Guardian Cryptic #29097

2023-06-15

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Across

1a

Implement rule in travels regularly (6)

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R[ule] in PLIES

4a

'House full': getting out of it is beneficial (6)

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9a

Troublesome boy developing he-man tendencies (6,3,6)

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10a

Observed to struggle midweek (6)

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11a

Showed how Scotland once suffered reduction of population? (8)

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12a

Lord reigns wickedly over Europe (8)

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14a

Loves extended tea (6)

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15a

Rodent's limb grabbed by cat from behind (6)

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18a

Racketeer shortly receiving cheers about to join in league (8)

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Reverse of TA (thank you, cheers) in FEDERE[r] (Roger F, tennis player or “racketeer”)

21a

Youth doesn't start growing a lot (8)

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22a

Weaponmine is hollow (6)

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24a

Avoiding risk as a hopeless fielder? (6,2,7)

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25a

Tense, but succeeded replacing fine stitching (6)

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FUTURE with F[ine] changed to S[ucceeded]

26a

Escapades that could end in a pickle (6)

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Down

1d

Strict church is over in force (7)

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2d

One nerd turns up: here's the answer (1,4)

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I + reverse of WONK

3d

Hurry to finish his novel? (7)

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5d

One may have another job showing remarkable promise (4-3)

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6d

Cabled: 'Entertainment, no role in particular' (9)

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FUN + PARTICULAR less PART (role)

7d

Hannibal's new desk (7)

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8d

A cover-up, the result of punching soldiers (6)

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13d

Imogen apt to convert an advantage (4,5)

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16d

A bum's said to be something outstanding (7)

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17d

One sets off, going from the outside into German city (7)

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18d

Fuel gives smoke and a rising measure of warmth (6)

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19d

Opening Aeschylus's work, check what he could have been paid (7)

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20d

As afterthought, after a moment one straightens elbow (7)

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23d

Warm coat at last to save whale (5)

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

MINK + [sav]E