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A Science Crossword -Cryptic- September 2024

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Matakari | 08:04 Fri 20th Sep 2024 | Crosswords
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Good morning, help with the following would be appreciated, thanks!
5a   Bacteriologist treated endless coughing (7)  : N?G????
19a Tailored Tory hid part of the body (7)  : ??????U
7d   Chemist having annus mirabilis following King? (7, 8) : ??A???S???D?R?R
 8d  Aims for camping? (7) : ??T???S
19d Three things Des found in old electrical equipment (7) : ????R?S

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8 Intents - In Tents

19a Thyroid - anagram

19 Triodes if the R is wrong? Trio, three things and Des.

7d Charles Goodyear

5 Noguchi (anagram of Coughing without the last G)

5 a Noguchi

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Many thanks, NACW and Chelle7272, this last set  to complete:

13d  Fat I piled on abroad – no energy left! (5)  :?I?L?

17d  Doctor making a fuss about you French? (7) : G?U???S
( I suspect VOUS or TU somewhere. )

18d  Sugar clogs tube even after a shake-up (7) : N?U???N

24d  I will shortly be here by the sound of it (4)  : ???I

 

Thanks, Matakari.

24 Isle, sounds like I'll? (I'm assuming your I at the end is wrong, but I could be mistaken!)

13d Lipid - anag 'I pil(e)d' (no 'e[nergy]')
17d Faustus - anag 'a fuss' (about) 'tu'
18d Glucose - anag 'clogs (t)u(b)e (even)'
24d Isle - "I'll"

17 Faustus, a famous doctor in literature. Anagram of 'a fuss' and 'tu' (so your G definitely looks wrong!)

Matakari, I've just realised you had mistakes in every single one of your last batch! I hope these were all easily fixed?

Hi Nac - I was waiting to see if Matakari wanted help with those.  I'd not long sent my email entry in when I answered.

Thanks, Lie-in KIng. I used to ignore Matakari's requests for help on these puzzles - until I realised the answers weren't always sciencey!

The puzzles are quite doable without a lot of science knowledge - a bit of look-uppery gets me there.  There's always at least one chemist I've never heard of 🤔

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Thanks, NACW and Lie-in King, I appreciate the parsing for these. The final clue looks like a real brain teaser. Hope I have the right letters, as I can only see "threshold" and "rebels" in it.
 26 Critical points which trounce past matches? (9, 6)  : T?R?S?O?D?E?E?S

Thresh (trounce) old (past) levels (matches)

Thanks,Matakari - and glad Toorak helped you with that very last one.

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Many thanks, Toorak! It's done!

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