Guardian Cryptic #29194

2023-10-06

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1a

Steadies one in front of Britney Spears (8)

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

A (one) in B[ritney] + LANCES (spears)

6a

Tory and scoundrel agree (6)

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9a

Get to go on live act (6)

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10a

Large female wearing short coat, one exposed seam that’s cut (8)

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L F in COA[t] + ACE (one)

11a

Meeting with former pupil first thing (9)

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13a

Writing solution at side of book by right margin (5)

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B R + INK (writing solution)

15a

Congress controlled by this? Offer to cut fossil fuel withdrawn (6)

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BID (offer) in reverse of OIL

17a

Turn on old lover with call (6)

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18a

Lies from Toriesfellows ousting European (6)

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BLUES (tories) with E replaced by FF

19a

Good record label backing trendy star group (6)

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G + EMI + reverse of IN (trendy)

21a

Complains: parking clamps ultimately put on wheels (5)

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CAR (wheels) + P + [clamp]S

22a

Justification to restrict beer (9)

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25a

More obscene husband and I parting through strain (8)

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H + I in FILTER (strain)

26a

One might make a bust by exposing underwear (6)

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

[k]NICKE[s] – to nick is to arrest, which is to make a bust

28a

Adult right to feed metres from magic mushroom? (6)

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

A R in MAGIC less M[etres]

29a

Recovered from vaccination? Went too far (8)

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Down

2d

First-class Australian century against English (3)

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

A + C (100, century) + E

3d

On both sides of gate, notice a gnome (5)

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AD + A + G[at]E

4d

Fed up? I’m smiling on camera to get lift (7,3)

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5d

Area with dry rot rising (6)

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6d

Dressed as college boy (4)

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7d

Enter it if up the spout? Is she now a mummy? (9)

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8d

Uncomfortable one unlacing bustles (11)

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12d

One reduces friction in party with relation (4,7)

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14d

Go through old coins biting Queen on one (10)

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

EX (old) + ER I in PENCE

16d

Show Dirty Harry is half-hearted (4,5)

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20d

Cut musical act (6)

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23d

Drinks from top of bottles (5)

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24d

Food not hot on cold plate (4)

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

DISH less H + C

27d

I work out after tablet (3)

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