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A rather supportive cryptic

◆ · By n0hk · Published 2022-05-16T04:09:49.717Z

Constructor's Note
Thanks for trying this puzzle! I hope you enjoy it. I am a little sad about the slightly mean surface of 23D, but these things happen.
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  • brknfixie 35:43 · 2022-05-17T04:58:45.357Z
    Nice!
    • BJ constructor · 2022-05-17T09:00:54.793Z
      Thank you! I hope it was fully parseable & enjoyable.
      So many things in crosswords are lifted from Bridge that it feels very there's potential for a much better setter to create something very good in this space if they wanted.
      • brknfixie 35:43 · 2022-05-17T23:07:39.412Z
        I was great - I could really hear your voice coming through on this one :)
    • jasonwestley 🤓33:19 · 2022-05-24T21:30:14.817Z
      Loads of great clues. Loved TOODLE-OO and PRONOUN. Good work!
      • BJ constructor · 2022-05-24T23:15:10.126Z
        Thank you! 9D was definitely my favourite in the grid. It's a little bit of a shame that the two 14-length ones weren't the most compelling.
      Play today's daily mini crossword
      1A
      Overcome high pressure situation heralded by club at last (6)
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      Across
      1. 1A
        Overcome high pressure situation heralded by club at last (6)
      2. 4A
        Princess orally exhausted that loose Cockney woman's president (8)
      3. 10A
        Bird loves getting into a fine-spun suit following lunch (9)
      4. 11A
        Chuck's cover upset slam (5)
      5. 12A
        Grilled West & East from Table 500 after confusing a table of scared beginners (7)
      6. 13A
        Magical ace fitted with hand in nice contract from East (7)
      7. 14A
        Perhaps faults frondeur with score to be altered to accommodate king (8, 6)
      8. 18A
        Repeated mistranslations of NATO's lip might play into a worse situation? (14)
      9. 22A
        Misguided discipline without ELC doubles is boring (7)
      10. 24A
        Joke about working or retiring is what it is (7)
      11. 26A
        Neutrally regarded vacant spaces after South's uneven wait (5)
      12. 27A
        We narrate translation for covenant member (9)
      13. 28A
        Astute cover after absurd age, yet ran out of time (5, 3)
      14. 29A
        Make silly mistake and split? (4, 2)
      Down
      1. 1D
        Al accepted instruction to be quiet following staff being overbearing (8)
      2. 2D
        Train performed in front of mural? (5)
      3. 3D
        Turner's extremely grumpy, or coming to grips with jack being held up (7)
      4. 5D
        Ticci? No! Irving secretly wrote up this type of column (5)
      5. 6D
        One who effects ten ridiculous hesitations (7)
      6. 7D
        Randomly hire tenor for club ... (5, 4)
      7. 8D
        ... player's function about triumph over top defender (6)
      8. 9D
        Many missing spades between pair called for sign off (6-2)
      9. 15D
        Penalises troll for employing underhanded trick? (9)
      10. 16D
        Covering of certain germs before hosting leads to pairs in session pulling out (8)
      11. 17D
        Weakest way to support bold opening left Dean confused... (8)
      12. 19D
        ... about abrupt bash by whippersnapper, creating standstill (7)
      13. 20D
        Socialite incorrectly pitched one club to get cut off (7)
      14. 21D
        Use sit-out to get paper (6)
      15. 23D
        Easy to bestow rather round bottoms all over the place for Dot (5)
      16. 25D
        Old court film shows what could be four kings and four queens (5)
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