Guardian Cryptic #29253

2023-12-14

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Across

1a

Means to fill stove joining me to supply one not at home (4,4)

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AGA (stove)+ ME around WAY (means)

5a

Old man and young woman twirling throughout (6)

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PA (old man)+ MISS (young woman; rev: twirling)

9a

Former religious figure not entirely accepting church swap (8)

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10a

Second token used in Montana (6)

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12a

Used primarily to hang, put in inverted position (5)

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13a

Hard job retaining first opening for rock singer (9)

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CHORE (hard work) around IST (first)+ R [ock] (opening)

14a

Edited merest outline giving extra time to this show? (3,2,7)

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MERES [t] OUTLINE (minus Time) anag: edited

18a

Cancer the lab destroyed, having freedom of action (5,7)

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21a

US city’s backed argument for amalgamation (9)

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NY’S (US city’s; rev: backed)+ THESIS (argument)

23a

Disruptive seeing move of University in the red (5)

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ROGUE (disruptive) with University moved

24a

Allowable wrestling manoeuvre is not yet determined (2,4)

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25a

Performer on Britain’s Got Talent, perhaps, to trick panellist (8)

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26a

Cruel behaviour is accepted by unhappy male (6)

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SAD (unhappy)+ IS + M ale

27a

One broadcasting catchy tunesthey have loads they can take up (8)

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Down

1d

Dined with a solicitor around end of case (3,3)

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A TOUT (a solicitor) around [cas] E (end of)

2d

Spa articlelonging to get stuck into that (6)

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3d

Adores gin drunk with extravagance (9)

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4d

Heightened writing style claims mirage is shimmering (5,7)

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6d

Sauce? Feel bad after ingesting old one (5)

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AIL (feel bad) around O ld+ I (one)

7d

Saving time, scan each flower (5,3)

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SWEEP (scan) around T ime+ EA ch

8d

Tangled Mass on lake needing large equipment (8)

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MAT (tangled mass)+ ERIE (lake)+ L arge

11d

Trains under review, as expected (7,5)

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15d

Laughter about open mic initially upset big shot (9)

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HAHA (laughter)+ AJAR (open)+ M [ic] (initially) all rev: upset

16d

Large number ignoring European aboard spacecraft? On the contrary, it gives a sort of a kick (8)

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SCOR [e] S (large number; minus European) around ISS (spacecraft)

17d

Daughter given violent shock with wife leaving? Completely swamped (8)

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D aughter+[w] RENCHED (given violent shock; minus Wife)

19d

Question over penning occult knowledge in book (6)

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QU estion+ ART (occult knowledge)+ O ver

20d

Insecticidesource of dangerous mistakes involving iodine (6)

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D [angerous] (source of)+ I odine+ ERRS

22d

Steers line through border regions (5)

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HEMS (border regions) around L ine