Guardian Cryptic #29442

2024-07-23

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Across

9a
10a

Lost in London (I am close to King’s Cross eastern boundary) (5-5,4)

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10a

See 9

11a

Skipped school (retired hurt, LOL) (9)

flowerflowerflower
12a

Complain win against one side’s overshadowed (5)

flowerflowerflower
13a

Dizzy missing end of Grand National (7)

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

DISRAELI (politician, known as “Dizzy”) less [gran]D

15a
26d

‘Won’t ed see daily covers?’gnarled old Fleet Street worker (7,4)

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17a

Half of those on bus superannuated (5)

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18a

Passover is a festival (3)

flowerflowerflower
20a

New farmer’s content to have fifty in field (5)

flowerflowerflower
22a

Driving impatiently in South London? It’s commonplace (7)

flowerflowerflower
25a

Don’t stop thinking of teacher receiving fine (5,2)

flowerflowerflower
26a

Object to government lacking depth (5)

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

A government lacking depth is a THIN G

27a

Not in reality the best players? (5,4)

flowerflowerflower
30a

Upset president involved in underworld contract (9)

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

P[resident] in DIS (underworld) LEASE

31a

Scrubs up? (5)

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

Apart from the definition I have no idea how this works

Down

1d

Sticks up for superior (4)

flowerflowerflower
2d

No way coffers filled with money in disused currency (8)

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

M[oney] in O (zero, no) + ST[reet] + ARKS

3d

Expecting Republican to get put awaydope! (4)

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

IN FOR (expecting) less R

4d

Helen’s mum picked up on road north to Delaware’s state capital (8)

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

Reverse of LEDA (Helen of Troy’s mother) + A1 (road between London and Edinburgh) + DE[laware]; Adelaide is the state capital of South Australia

5d

Leaving bash held back in old country (6)

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

Reverse of DO (party, bash) in EX US

6d

Sexual liaison lifted simple-minded singer (Jim, that is) in club (10)

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

Reverse of BONK (sex) + KERR (Jim K, singer with Simple Minds) + I.E.

7d
29d

Show strange alien forms (4,2,4)

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8d

Dieter’s World is hit (4)

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

WELT is German for “world”, and someone called Dieter might use it

13d

Contribution from bad Vlad set down (5)

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

Another one I can’t parse

14d

10 anticipating Tory levelling-up policy? (7,3)

flowerflowerflower
16d

Royal servants taking over country (5)

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

YEOMEN less O[ver]

19d

Comic before getting tip from mover and shaker (8)

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

(Ken) DODD (comedian) + ERE + [move]R

21d

Letters posted when cycling separately causing complaints (8)

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

MAIL SENT with both words cycled by one letter

23d

Useless in practice so it ought to be returned (6)

flowerflowerflower
24d

Stupid to follow up oath (6)

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

Reverse of MAD (stupid) DOG (to follow)

26d

See 15 Across

28d

Old birds back from tea in seconds (4)

flowerflowerflower
29d

See 7