Guardian Cryptic #29180

2023-09-20

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Across

1a

First of various aromas swirling round boiler (7)

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V[arious] in AROMAS*

5a

Professor on board joined dive (7)

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9a

Household work our Ma managed with glee (5,4)

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10a

Order court put out: resistance is much worse (5)

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DIRECT (order) less CT, plus R

11a

Band's number received in silence (4)

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N in GAG (to silence)

12a

Mouthy pair regularly heard failing to offer token support (3,7)

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LIPS (“mouthy pair”) + hEaRd + VICE (failing)

14a

Without transport, left out a touch (6)

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CARLESS less L

15a

In speech demolish feeble publicity (7)

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16a

Transport chief hoping for donations from the passengers? (7)

flowerflowerflower
18a

Tasteless and more than a little vulgar, is Henry (6)

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20a

Work by indolent author (4,6)

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21a

Stole whiskeyon charge (4)

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24a

Flirt with sweetie, keeping it secret (3,2)

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25a

Public service vehicle shortly makes the side of Dutch city (9)

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A bit obscure to a non-follower of football like me: PSV Eindhoven is the city’s club or “side”

26a

Worked in school soundly, so covered in stars (7)

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I presume this is meant to be a homophone of “studied”, but it doesn’t really work for me

27a

Small arch, one of 5 in school (7)

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QUIN in CH – another unfamiliar word to me

Down

1d

Shoot? November is not part of the season (5)

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SPRING less N

2d

Graduate engages someone to promote book: The Color Purple (7)

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3d

Watch TV that is fitted inside car (4)

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I.E. in VW

4d

From Hades, guilty criminal, first bum to make unwelcome appearance (4,3,4,4)

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5d

Firm reasons to support appeal for amusement park (8,7)

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6d

Emphasise being no more than 19 (10)

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7d

Am about to train extraordinary tennis player (7)

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Reverse of AM + TRAIN – I am also a non-follower of tennis, but have certainly hear of Martina Navratilova

8d

Gardener returning to turn over part of the earth (7)

flowerflowerflower
13d

In base, part of chest covered in decorations (10)

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RIB BONE in BED (base)

16d

Denizens of forest run out of trousers (7)

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BREECHES less R

17d

Massage small gap, twisting bottom (7)

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S + HIATUS with the last two letters “twisted”

19d

Worked hard, stone split (7)

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22d

Squeeze a measure of column at foot of page (5)

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23d

Second person's half-expressed ideas (4)

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Half of THOUghts; thou is grammatically the second person