Guardian Cryptic #29390

2024-05-23

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Across

9a

Praising organisation of Lady Gaga’s ultimate tour (9)

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

anagram/"organisation" of (Lady a tour)* with the a from "Gag a 's ultimate"

10a

Some Liverpool girls going back home up north (5)

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11a

Snack at Subway including Japanese dish (5)

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12a

Rock cover generates complaint for Young Ones (6,3)

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13a

Celebrated beauty releasing hard rock song by the 2s (7)

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14a

Win on board following heart from Madison Keys? (7)

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

LAND=to gain e.g. 'land a contract'="Win", inside SS (steamship) i.e. "on board"; following the centre/heart of [Mad]-I-[son]

17a

Shell trace missing filling station (5)

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

definition: an animal's hard shell T-[rac]-E missing its filler/inner letters; plus STA (station)

19a

Rook reflected in binoculars (3)

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20a

Politician about to get into dope (5)

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21a

Hide excitement about ending of Grease (7)

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

definition as in animal hide LATHER="excitement" around [Greas]-E

22a

Billionaire invested in revolutionary American plant (7)

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24a

Contribute to unlimited grant for artist (9)

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26a

Big star has change of heart in The Birds (5)

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

Tom HA N KS starred in the film Big [wiki] the centre letter/"heart" changes from N to W

28a

Technology used in the Emirates enthralling current Conservative minister (5)

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

VAR=Video Assistant Referee=technology used in the Emirates (name of Arsenal's football stadium), around both of: I=symbol for electrical "current" and C (Conservative)

29a

Confronted viewer and shouted to the audience (9)

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1d
27d

Champion team is behind (8)

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2d

Swimmer raced naked to go under time (6)

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

[h]-URTLE-[d]="raced" naked with its outer letter removed; after T (time)

3d

Healer with abrupt disposition over procedure at hospital (10)

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4d

Little tablet you got me (6)

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5d

Eddy is one at orgy in Barking (8)

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

anagram/"Barking" (at orgy in)*

6d

Bangladesh’s opener with sick note (4)

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7d

Soldier entertained by dream girl in resort (8)

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8d

Food concession outside university (4)

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13d

Old troll regularly getting acclaim (5)

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15d

A2 had George Lucas initially confused (10)

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

definition: A2 becomes A 2, or 'a 2dn', or 'a turtle', as in a loggerhead sea turtle anagram/"Confused" of (had George L )* with L from " L ucas initially"

16d

Past wrong supported by church (5)

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18d

New snack: crackers in S-shaped tube (4,4)

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

definition: a swan neck flask, used for laboratory work anagram/"crackers" of (New snack)*

19d

Strange case cracked by examination in part of the Pacific (5,3)

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

anagram/"Strange" of (Case)*, around ORAL=type of "examination"

22d

2-wheeled vehicle failing to start (6)

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

definition: 2 as in 2dn, a cooter is a type of TURTLE [s]-COOTER="wheeled vehicle", without its starting letter

23d

Writer that runs from Ipswich to Felixstowe (6)

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24d

Winger at odds with 26 (4)

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

reference to 'hawks' and 'doves' – people with more or less aggressive views on e.g. foreign or monetary policy

25d

Act 5? (4)

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27d

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