Genius crossword 399
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Finding C will help solve this puzzle. It stands for the same thing in every case
Across
9 Instrument from radio car in America (7) 10 C makes back massage seem complicated (7) 11 Receiver needing a new number on tap regularly (7) 12 Standard will have nothing for leader offering excess (7) 13 Instrument having mostly difficult name for broadcasting (9) 15 Lift one seen in crowd (5) 16 C thanks hospital after endless comfort (7) 19 Almost identical to Republican line about world (7) 20 A writer hugging small tree (5) 21 Meals on wheels here - C possibly taken in by boring old cove (6,3) 25 C may be blind, perhaps (7) 26 Sort of sleep on cricket ground, resulting in dismissal (7) 28 Preview from artist pinched by tradesman (7) 29 Run faster than a hundred in fantastic surroundings (7)
Down
1 Fertilizer made from grass remains (6) 2 Agent’s in favour of eating poor C (6) 3 C = flipping zero divided by zero (4) 4 Footballers must wear dress for big game trip (6) 5 Cancel seeing sailor turn up in charge (8) 6 Inexperienced people in theatre finding place to grow (10) 7 C works with miser - craftsman at the wheel (8) 8 Red Berets trained to ignore British apostate (8) 14 Seeming old, and prudent about time (10) 16 Spoil C working in mines (8) 17 Heaven may be English crew welcoming ceremonial fire (8) 18 Dance music having hard time about a veto (8) 22 Quarrel coming after fine for litter (6) 23 Warning from C consuming mostly beef (6) 24 Banked on rest day (6) 27 Reported strength provides a small contribution (4)
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