Guardian Cryptic #29136

2023-07-31

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Across

1a

Material for the cast that comes from Paris (7)

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5a

In seconds, eagerly devour such a feast (4-2)

flowerflowerflower
9a

Notice not so much is really clean (8)

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10a

Sheaves carried on board ship (6)

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12a

Beg a young lad to change his suggestive attitude (4,8)

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15a

Lewis's girl gets together some hair products (5,5)

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17a

Notices a detective (3)

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19a

Charge for short distances (3)

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A shortened FEET

20a

Could Ginger achieve nothing on this instrument? (10)

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DID GERI (Geri Halliwell, Ginger Spice) DO 0

22a

Complicated, going round one place three times (2,10)

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I PL in INTRICATE

26a

Loving offer (6)

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27a

Hint from close friend (8)

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28a

See Dad created a marquis (2,4)

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29a

Where to get your pig clean? Nonsense (7)

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Down

1d

After a job (4)

flowerflowerflower
2d

Perhaps deserting a sexual predator, female leaves (4)

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A WOLF less F

3d

Lecture being finished, have a discussion (4,4)

flowerflowerflower
4d

Well-behaved prisoner misses opening, being out of practice (5)

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TRUSTY (well-behaved prisoner, often given special privileges) less its first letter

6d

Encourages to start fires (4,2)

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7d

Information disseminated needs a good look, we're told (10)

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8d

Almost all the law, they say, for demonic state (10)

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A reference to the expression “Possession is nine-tenths of the law” (sometimes “nine points”)

11d

Pom perhaps has drink to follow (6)

flowerflowerflower
13d

Ted appears so stupid (4-6)

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TED is literally half witTED

14d

Note smiles spreading, achieving these marks of progress (10)

flowerflowerflower
16d

A cricket ground is at a distance (6)

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18d

Effervescent amphibian keeps slim (8)

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21d

Try to acquire information for part of engine (3,3)

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23d

Simple task overall commander finds hard (5)

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24d

Slump over a long story (4)

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25d

Informally, I agree you need a husband (4)

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YE (you) + A H