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Sam's Sunday Cryptic XXIV: Short-Lived Bands

◆ · By sammisamsam · Published 2023-07-09T04:20:33.476Z

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    Russian river observed to sound out "Rude" (7)
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    Across
    1. 1A
      Russian river observed to sound out "Rude" (7)
    2. 5A
      Grammy-winning band A-ha get in the middle of second-rate workers (4, 3)
    3. 10A
      Actress to broil Skee-Lo on mash without any eggs (7, 4)
    4. 11A
      "Heat of the Moment" artist is back in cell (4)
    5. 12A
      An "Achey Breaky Heart" imitator starts, crazily, a religion (5)
    6. 13A
      At first, Naked Eyes struggled to fit in (4)
    7. 14A
      Not for nothing, Mix-a-lot's song embodies transparency (8)
    8. 15A
      "'Turning Japanese' is missing!" primate pants (5)
    9. 18A
      "Escape," in essence, flumoxed a non-profit organization (5)
    10. 20A
      Records on top of the beginning of one very entertaining Rick Dees unedited broadcast show (8)
    11. 23A
      Wilson remixes Nena (4)
    12. 25A
      Corpse left the German Cutting Crew older (5)
    13. 26A
      Is Cameo holding a racket? (4)
    14. 27A
      She's recording "Macarena" dances as word-of-mouth starts to get embedded (11)
    15. 28A
      Reveling in the fitting of Chamillionaire's hit into a child-friendly rating (7)
    16. 29A
      Men at Work removing wrinkles from metal-electronic records' intro and outro (7)
    Down
    1. 2D
      A way to raise money with Spooner's pack of rice wine (9)
    2. 3D
      Reptiles replace author's head with can opener (7)
    3. 4D
      No element of "Torn" lyrics echo inside a log (8)
    4. 6D
      Profane "Mickey" covers are pallid (6)
    5. 7D
      Deposed socialist Len resides in Alabama and Delaware (7)
    6. 8D
      Deserves to hear Jars of Clay (5)
    7. 9D
      A single punch amazes Lou Bega and Bobby McFerrin, among others (3-3, 7)
    8. 16D
      Blockhead interrupts "No Rain" with a pair of erratic snaps (2-7)
    9. 17D
      One again sketching someone giving out prizes backwards (8)
    10. 19D
      At the intro to "Come on Eileen," Raul Castro's entire dictatorship is threatened (7)
    11. 21D
      I'd flip before Scatman lost at a Sony product (7)
    12. 22D
      Gotye's manager is hiding a sycophant (3-3)
    13. 24D
      Reversing within Tuareg "In a Big Country?" (5)
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