Guardian Cryptic #29124

2023-07-17

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Across

1a

Playing option every football club would like? (4,7)

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9a

Seasonal cake you will make a note of, they say (4,3)

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10a

One marsupial in love with another (7)

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11a

Makes inaudible doctor admit wrong to us (6,3)

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12a

In a bag, a male lizard (5)

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13a

Upfront, never accept the offered alliance (4)

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14a

Poor at painting, I strain badly and twitch (10)

Generating...

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

An anagram (badly) of I STRAIN + TIC (twitch)

16a

Courage to overcome shattering grief (10)

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19a

A hairstyle for each month (4)

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20a

Cub needs aid to put on weight (5)

Generating...

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

HELP (aid) after W (weight)

21a

A Mexico neighbour, a month back, shot at meal (9)

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23a

Men return to earth over Florida city (7)

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24a

Supposing Oscar to be languishing (7)

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25a

Unnerves nearly defenceless slithery creature (11)

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Down

1d

Your passenger is very left-wing (6,9)

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2d

Distinguished gathering at the hairdresser's? (5)

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3d

Bellowing voice: hard to see where it is coming from? (7)

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4d

But it's not the only bird that settles for the night (7)

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5d

A sentimental lover, name withheld, is spicy (8)

Generating...

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

A ROMA[n]TIC (a sentimental lover) minus n (name)

6d

Third cousin perhaps aloof corresponding (7,8)

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7d

Such reactionary opinions of noted oldie: why change? (4-2-3-4)

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8d

Nasty publicity to get you to have your cervix checked? (5,8)

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15d

Hurry up and squash that bug (4,2,2)

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17d

Tease lecturer about silly old soft toy (3,4)

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18d

Don't know what to say? It's no way to make a sale (2,1,4)

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22d

Girl from Morecambe area? (5)

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