Guardian Cryptic #29240

2023-11-29

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Across

9a

Rider in elimination stage (9)

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10a

Note total return for old city establishment figure (5)

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11a

Informed that treadle is out of order (7)

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12a

Jeweller provides plastic bag free (7)

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

This seems to be meant as a reverse hidden: conciERGE BAFfled, but that would give FABEGRE

13a

Support women dumped by deceitful type (5)

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

WEASEL less W

14a

Order to declare what to do with rotten food (4,2,3)

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16a

A nominated actor remade film without any actors! (8,7)

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

(A NOMINATED ACTORS)* – of course animated films usually have actors doing the voices, and the exclamation mark seems redundant

19a

Drop duck, seeing rude behaviour when serving hummus (6,3)

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

Not sure about this, but “drop” and “duck” can both mean “dip” (though the sense is almost the same in both cases). Would it be rude to “double dip” the hummus? Surely it would be more of a compliment

21a

Remove root from country vegetable (5)

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22a

Suffering, but decline to drop head (7)

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23a

Vacated search to find this silent order? (2,5)

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

I can’t see this – something to do with QUEST? Thanks to Anna – a “vacated” SEARCH is SH, which means “be quiet”

24a

Plenty embrace new champ (5)

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25a

Almost fire socialist bully, one that can't be criticised (6,3)

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Down

1d

Old fashioned garden in small area (6,4)

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2d

Sort of at risk, we participate in sport (5-3)

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3d

Liberal has useful information showing support (6)

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4d

Contract to dispose of diamonds (4)

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5d

Company president going after trade with road authority! (7,3)

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6d

Teacher stuck in unfinished physics lab becomes increasingly irritable (8)

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7d

Centres for homemade fabrics beyond development stage (6)

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8d

Bali hosts oil trade terminals - it is what it is (4)

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14d

One needs to be a fast mover in this mating game (5,5)

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15d

Hollywood won't listen? It's complicated (10)

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17d

How we might sleep some day? Just the opposite (3,5)

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18d

A queen on board in swimming costume? (3-5)

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20d

It's important to show half your wage went missing (6)

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21d

Look for healthy sounding outcome (6)

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22d

Donations from altruism lately going up (4)

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23d

He scored heroin with Bianca occasionally (4)

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

Alternate letters of BiAnCa + H[eroin]