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Guardian Crossword Prize No 29,589

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HughSW | 17:41 Sat 11th Jan 2025 | Crosswords
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Enigmatist too enigmatic for me today. Can anyone help?

In each of these four I see the definition, but not the wordplay.

11) Italian kid, a fifty-something on a vespa! I have BAMBINO 

24) I'll give wry renditions no end (7) I have IRONIST

26) Canary with the cuckoo flower (5,8) I have WATER HYACINTH

22) Closes in on prey, after antelope (5) I have NYALA

These two I just don't get:

23) College beak looking over hopeful's entry form (5) I have BENCH

25) A bewitching old woman keeps back ingredient (7) I have AMALGAM

 

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24 - anagram of renditions minus end
17:48 Sat 11th Jan 2025

24 - anagram of renditions minus end

26 anagram of canary with the

 22 (o)n (pre)y a la (after)

H(opeful) c (college) neb (beak) all reversed

25 a &  ma (old woman) glam (bewitching) both reversed

23 form is another word for bench

11 Bambi is an acronym (born again middle-aged biker) not sure about the no - maybe on reversed?

A brilliant solo run Toorak, well done!

Thanks Elliemay x

I saw Bambino as Bambi plus no as the diminutive as vespa is a small bike... Bambis are usually associated with bigger bikes 

That makes sense

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Brilliant! (And too good for me)

Thanks. 

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