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Genius Crossword N0. 257

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Matakari | 06:48 Sat 09th Nov 2024 | Crosswords
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Good morning, help would be appreciated for the following, thanks!

31a Premier holding singular period in office- first for dame? (10) : ???T?O????
1d   This thing has a diva? (8) : T?A?????
3d   Workup, so getting problem? (7) : O?O????
17d I.e. apart or lacking a supply? (8) : ?R?T????
18d I passed through turf? (8) : ?????E??
20d Expert over boundless perturbation? (6)  : P?O???

PREAMBLE: Each answer is clued by wordplay only. Two symmetrically opposite answers give the theme of a sketch, and the answer to the question: who performed it?

 

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20 Prongs Pro (a)ngs(t).

17 Pretoria

18 Isolated

 

3 Opossum

1 D Thatcher

 

As these clues are all 'wordplay only', I'm sure you'll parse them easily enough.

31 Mastermind

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Many thanks,jj109 and NACW! This final batch should help to finish this one which has not been as Matakari-friendly as this week’s Spectator.

10a Introductory requirements for- along with ermine second House (somewhere in London)? (7) : A?E?O?E  ( ACETONE )
26a You'll find me in unending tranquillity? (5) : ??M?L  ( CAMEL )
15d Leading part of Tshwane; one of the three capitals of Republican African Nation; seat of government; university city? (9) : I?R?N?U??
22d Loaded with shell of tortoise, right? (7) : O???T?R
23d Chance to do shopping, stopped by beginning of Christmas Day? (6) : ?C?L??

10 Awesome

26 Yes, Me inside Cal(m)

15 Tarantula

camel is okay if the instructions allow for there being no definition

22 Richter

23 Scaled

NMA, each clue was definitely just answered by wordplay, but definitions form part of the theme...

Hi NAC- could you explain how AWESOME works please. I know you'll be right but can't work it out.

Initial letters of along with ermine second = awes

'ome = cockney somewhere in London "house"

NMA, I didn't parse it at the time , but I think it's the first letters (introductory requirements) of Along With Ermine S+'Ome, home, house somewhere in London (ie Cockney).

I type too slowly!

Got you. Thanks

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Many thanks, NACW! The final hurdle is here:
14a To be extremely malign about? (6)  : E?T?M?
21a Others discontented, was hanging around? (6) : ?R?S?S  ( WRESTS )
30a Ace in study? (4) : D?A?   (DEAN )

21a and 30a  YES

ENTOMB ... TO BE + M(alig)N anagram

14 Entomb

21 Wrests

Dean  (A, ace inside Den study)

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Grateful, roslyn251254 and NACW, I saw "entomb", but did not manage to parse it.

Matakari, after your strugglewith Louvre, I gave up wondering about your parsing!

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