Guardian Cryptic #29449

2024-07-31

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Across

1a

Esoteric source of classic No. 1? Not hard to be repulsed (7)

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Reverse of C[lassic] + HIT SONG (possibly a No,. 1) less H

5a

Smaller proportion of soccer team backing union (6)

flowerflowerflower
9a

Bet about Jesus’s grandmother rejected, they feel (8)

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Reverse of ANNE (traditionally the mother of the Virgin Mary) in ANTE (a bet)

10a

Reduced settlement, not entirely ample, regarding acid (6)

flowerflowerflower
12a

Municipal building in USA involved with moonshine (7,5)

flowerflowerflower
15a

Vagrants? One holds forth, concealing point (10)

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TINE (point) in I RANTS

17a

Overturning of lie doing away with large worry (3)

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Reverse of TALE (lie) less L

19a

Regularly invent way of linking computers (3)

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Alternate letters of iNvEnT

20a

Play tunes excitedly with contraltogood playing would get you this (7,3)

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Anagram of PLAY TUNES + C[ontralto] – it’s a trophy in Ice Hockey

22a

Military officer presented by left-wing speaker as spy (12)

flowerflowerflower
26a

Is enough for decay, getting old, suppressing new (4,2)

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N in RUST (decay) + O

27a

The same is observed in large-scale outbreak (8)

flowerflowerflower
28a

American writer about North America? A breathtaking experience (6)

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A[merican] + N in [Edgar Allan] POE + A[merica]

29a

Word meaning ‘sinning’ arrived back in reference book (7)

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Reverse of ARR[ived] in ENCY[clopaedia]

Down

1d

Green Arrow’s gutted in worry (4)

flowerflowerflower
2d

Exclamation involving a ‘Drat!’ ultimately (4)

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A [dra]T in OH (exclamation), and it’s an &lit or cad

3d
21d

Stealing cattle is wrong in Cornish location (8,6)

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4d
16d

Stylish group ignoring initial legal process (5,6)

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6d
18d

Initially found delicate wind instrument in black box (6,8)

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7d

French composer, ignoring love in heart, being unduly weighty (10)

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POULENC less O in CORE

8d

Heart recording providing something of a celebration (6,4)

flowerflowerflower
11d
23d

Scoundrel’s broken patent leading to pressure in job (6,5)

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13d

I accept endless rain swirling in outdoor meal venue (6,4)

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Anagram of I ACCEP[t] RAIN

14d

Director truly disheartened over something said by actor ahead of new Stoppard play (5,5)

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DIR + T[rul]Y + LINE (said by an actor) + N

16d

See 4

18d

See 6

21d

See 3

23d

See 11

24d

Agreed title sees Knight in lower position (4)

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NAME with N (knight, in chess) moved down to the end

25d

Losing power in particular is unpleasant (4)

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PICKY (fussy, particular) less P