Guardian Cryptic #29292

2024-01-30

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8a

Produce this with nothing visible in dark? Possibly one will (8)

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O (nothing) in DARK* + I’LL (one will), and it’s an &lit: the whole clue is also the definition

9a

Another American author's way of addressing James (6)

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10a

Unlike Baron, his online court includes 23 (4)

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This refers to two stations on the London Underground: Barons Court (without an apostrophe) and EARL’s Court (with)

11a

Law group's heading South the writer's contracted for case (10)

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POSSE’S (“law group’s” e.g. in the Wild West) + S[outh] + I’VE. The possessive is a grammatical case, indicated by apostrophe + S

12a

Disputin' fare from India (6)

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Disputin[g] might be having tiffs, or TIFFIN’

14a

Left half or right half in team, with predictable result (3-5)

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15a

Artist's entrance (7)

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INGRES’S

17a

If nothing else, finally grasping theme without them (2,5)

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[them]E in AT LAST

20a

Scarf, say, for East Ender that can be afforded by fighter (3,5)

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22a

Error-prone labeller after 22 down, we hear (6)

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A reference to the Greengrocer’s Apostrophe, in signs advertising e.g. Apple’s and Pear’s

23a

It's often inserted in error, perhaps too inanely (10)

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24a

For French, if it's about love, it's in bed (4)

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O (zero, love) in S’IL (French “if it”)

25a

Job precedes this, having first letters to be attended to with charity (6)

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26a

Scandinavian, for example, introducing an Irish literary name (8)

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FINN + E.G. + AN – as in James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake , which famously doesn’t have an apostrophe

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1d

Place call for Scots dividing liquid medication (8)

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2d

I had antique briefly, one much admired (4)

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I’D + OL[d]

3d

Apple overtakin' rivals at the last moment (6)

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Overtakin[g] rivals at the last moment is PIPPIN’ them [at the post]

4d

Omitting pieces in speechTV drops one initially, and a couple more later (7)

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5d

Nothing's 'eightened arousal in place of couple being face-to-face (4,4)

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LOVE’S (another “love” for “nothing”) + [h]EAT

6d

From the pole, SOS oddly non-U wish for good outcome (4,4,2)

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7d

Lexicographer's academic setting (6)

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GROVE’S – Grove is a famous musical dictionary, and the definition refers to the Groves of Academe

13d

French article supporting prediction these crew's quarters may be reduced by 40% (10)

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16d

Extremely serious letter indicative of owning top location (8)

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18d

Playwright had 'is 'n' 'er mixed up (8)

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19d

Decline minimal amount of fragrance, initially (4-3)

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DROP + OF F[ragrance]

21d

Tax letters from 23 following Brendan's (6)

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I’M (Brendan is) + some letters from aPOSTrophe

22d

Place on course for putting English author (6)

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24d

Rider's work had dropped (4)

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SHE (novel by H Rider Haggard) ‘D