Guardian Cryptic #29333

2024-03-18

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Across

1a

Screen third attempts (7)

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5a

Tautological petrolhead publication (7)

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9a
10a

Tries to get into authentic attire to lead final run (5,9)

Generating...
10a

See 9

11a

Senior manager's allowance producing hatred (10)

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12a

Supervisor protecting deviant (4)

Generating...

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

Contained in suPERVisor

14a

When the heart flutters, it's through groping (11)

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18a

Not long ago wrap-around skirts would be evocative (11)

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21a

As they say, end of story! (4)

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22a

Mother bound by patience breaking free (10)

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25a
26a

A few knights errant led by man into bonfire and so forth (3,6,5)

Generating...
26a

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27a

One's outto score? (7)

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28a

Still into recent infantile stuff (7)

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Down

1d

End of butter and milk source guide (6)

Generating...

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

[butte]R + UDDER (milk source)

2d

Referee briefly popped out for a smoke (6)

Generating...

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

An anagram (out) of REFERE[e], briefly

3d

Record parent misbehaving in conflict (10)

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4d

See 24

5d

Beauty Editor sacked after an acid test (9)

Generating...

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

A PH (an acid test) + an anagram (sacked) of EDITOR – the Greek goddess of love and beauty

6d

Wings of the archetypal duck (4)

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7d

Excellent packaging in universal make-up (8)

Generating...

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

Outside letters (packaging) of E[xcellen[T] in COSMIC (universal)

8d

Material about part of the Middle East (8)

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13d

Act over fickle destiny of film maker (4,6)

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15d

Most of all, smokers suffering from nonprofit venture (9)

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16d

Students of Portuguese may be ignoring us (8)

Generating...
17d

Boss's ruse in Windermere (8)

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19d

Worked in a school that sounds rigid (6)

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20d

Affectionately move into multinational conglomerate (6)

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23d

Space explorers start to like this type of voice (5)

Generating...

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

NASA (space explorers) + L[ike]

24d
4d

Raises idiot healthy eater? (4,5)

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