Guardian Cryptic #29403

2024-06-07

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Across

9a

State again backed e-bank charge (9)

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Reverse of E-TIER + RATE

10a

Stout or beer that’s taken right to heart (5)

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LAGER with the R moved to the middle

11a

Keats and this other poet share food after initial disagreement (5)

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KEATS and YEATS share the word EATS after their differing first letters

12a

Leaderless school acquiring principal that points the way (9)

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13a

School subject that is included in the Carolinas, along with English (7)

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I.E. in SC + NC (North & South Carolina) + E

14a

Their arms point forwards for this dance (7)

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17a

What sounds like desirable job description? Exactly (5)

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18a

Fashion shade announced (3)

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19a

Complaint one enters when maltreated (5)

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I in WHEN*

21a

On part of journey, superficially damage trunks, say (7)

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23a

Gossip about crazy guy in Tea Party (7)

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24a

Answer’s found in part of recipe that contains multiple steps (9)

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A[nswer] in STIR WELL (phrase that might appear in a recipe)

26a

Be unfair, especially towards females, following first cut (5)

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SEXIST (unfair, most often towards women) less its first letter

28a

Honours presented by European carrying a lot of weight (5)

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29a

With another club, possibly, beat uncovered backside (9)

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Down

1d

Thomas the poet located, oddly, in Germany (4)

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Odd letters of GeRmAnY

2d

Asti and rum I mixed for Italian treat (8)

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3d

For each boy accomplished looking good (10)

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4d

Appreciation of taste that artist finds helpful, we hear (6)

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5d

Tolerate Conservative act that’s inviting for consumer (4,4)

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6d

Blasted noblewomen ignoring negative sign, first and last (4)

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NOBLEWOMEN less the initial and final NO and OMEN

7d

Eco echoed as novelist (6)

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8d

Scanned money, top-sliced 80% of cash (4)

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BREAD (money) less its top letter, and 80% of READY (casy)

13d

Lose little time in scattering petals or other part of flower (5)

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PETALS* less T

15d

They carry papers as a convenience, following directions (10)

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N E W S + A GENTS (toilet, convenience)

16d

Produce clippings easy to look through in hearing (5)

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18d

Trainer may use it for transporting gym equipment before fight (8)

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20d

Scheme to raise a lot of interest (8)

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22d

Improved on try for top award in audition (6)

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23d

Person making fatal choices botched clue about left, right? (6)

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L in CLUE* + R

24d

Hill its city is up on (4)

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25d

Herd animals audibly reacted (4)

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27d

Frequent bar in light opera (4)

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