Guardian Cryptic #29157

2023-08-24

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Across

9a

Beaten crusader around the end of campaign showing no sign of injury (9)

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[campaig]N in CRUSADER*

10a

East European slides back bolt (5)

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Reverse of E POLE

11a

6 in partnership (5)

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12a

Gogglebox broadcast in flight (9)

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13a

6 almost gets desire returning in bunk (7)

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14a

Arrest in 1440 needing no introduction? (7)

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TEN GROSS minus the first letter

17a

Drive back in revolutionary Tesla taxi (5)

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Reverse of T (Tesla, SI unit) + UBER (taxi)

19a

Buffalo Bill going west for club (3)

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20a

Car wheel making sound (5)

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21a

Growth in agenda oddly bearing fruit (7)

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CORN in the odd letters of AgEnDa

22a

Player in game with Hull City finishes in a threatening manner (7)

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BLACK (player chess) + last letters of hulL citY

24a

Doctor pursuing love on holiday (9)

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26a

Something stuffed in woman's underwear (5)

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28a

Primate dropping ecstasy in drink (5)

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29a

A thousand pound piercing upset Marilyn Monroe ultimately (9)

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L in anagram of MARYLIN + [Monro]E

Down

1d

Young copper's arresting bishop (4)

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B in CU’S

2d

Jenny over trouble in attack (6)

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3d

Walking on foot to Swindon Central station (10)

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PADDING (walking) + TO + middle of swiNdon

4d

Frightful animal picked up (6)

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5d

Lying by a judge accepted by Ant and Dec surprisingly (8)

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A J in (ANT DEC)*

6d

Maybe Rupert Everett's heading inside pub (4)

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E[verett] in BAR

7d

Designer cut up about a photograph (8)

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A in reverse of DIOR (designer) + LOP

8d

Home for 6 above English valley (4)

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13d

Part of joint treasurer's brief (5)

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15d

Assured Great Dane managed to secure 3rd in Crufts (10)

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Third letter of crUfts in (GREAT DANE)*

16d

6 and his girlfriend extremely tipsy (5)

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SOOTY is the long-running children’s puppet bear; his girlfriend is SOO, followed here by T[ips]Y

18d

Naughty child trapping worn out animal (5,3)

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19d

Editor's rule-breaking escalates quickly in Chambers (8)

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ED + R[ule] in BOOMS (escalates quickly)

22d

Duff note held by trumpet (6)

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N in BUGLE

23d

Film-maker entertaining 1 in 6 (6)

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1 in KODAK

24d

Ring 6 up (4)

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25d

Unknown soldier transfixed by love guru (4)

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O in Y (unknown quantity) + GI (US soldier)

27d

Could that be ma's plaything? (2-2)

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