Guardian Cryptic #29396

2024-05-30

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Across

1a

Failed to meet Rose (5,2)

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5a

Leaves to support one piece of software (7)

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

and another: a browser is an animal that “feeds on [i.e. is supported by] the rough shoots of plants”, which you might call leaves

9a

Wet day, not a minute earlier (5)

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WEE (small, minute) + DAY less A

10a

Eel one’s holding first of electric collection (9)

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CONGER + E[lectric] in I’S

11a

Criminal’s weapo? (4-3,7)

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13a

Boat you heard in America (4)

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YAWL is a casual pronunciation, or even an actual spelling (as “y’awl) of the American “you all”

14a

In well-known study be surprised date’s missing on back (8)

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Reverse of DEN (study) + WONDER (be surprised) less D[ate]

17a

I don’t remember cinema as free (8)

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18a

Support power source, not initially atomic (4)

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STEAM less A[tomic]

21a

As umpire, do nothing to support bowler? (3,4,1,6)

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23a

Return for pardon (4,5)

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24a

For us two farewells, not one (1,4)

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ADIEUX less I

25a

Left Wales, mad scene at first, like the Wild West (7)

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Anagram of L WALES, plus S[cene]

26a

Daughter after fluttering eyelid stopped resisting (7)

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Down

1d

Stitched up by random directions (4)

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The four cardinal directions in a random order

2d

No women want me to change nursery rhyme (3,3,4,2,3)

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(NO WOMEN WANT ME)*

3d

Failing to save river, lost for words (6)

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R[iver] in DYING (failing)

4d

Calm breaking fast, I start to feed (6)

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I F[eed] in PACY (fast)

5d

Rail stoppage I back, but not 100% (8)

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6d

In love, Joanne and Eddie raised occasionally holy anthem (3,2,3)

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O (love) + reverse of JO and TED, + alternate letters of hOlY

7d

Taking principal role in musical, bearing with malingering (8,3,4)

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W[ith] in (“borne by”) SINGING THE LEAD. The origin of “swing the lead” for “malinger” is uncertain: there’s some discussion here

8d

Implied quietly crazy problem in-house (6,4)

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“Rising damp” could be a cryptic indication of P (quietly) MAD (crazy)

12d

Oppressive time in command, delving into your record (10)

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T[ime] + I[n] C[ommand] in YR ANNAL (your record)

15d

What may have poisoned me mad doctor’s to suck out (8)

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16d

Aliens from star one man shot (8)

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19d

I whizz round town now and then? I wish! (2,4)

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Alternate letters of tOwN in I FLY

20d

Close to Manchester, take the air (6)

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22d

Article Times editor ruthlessly cut (4)

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