The Guardian Cryptic Crossword May 2 2024 Answers (5/2/24)

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The Guardian Cryptic Crossword May 2, 2024 Answers

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« May 1 2024 Answers

#	Clue
1A	Praise? It follows Dua Lipa regularly around
5A	Original artist getting call to entertain clubs
10A	Singer at front to shake booty
11A	Fly Emirates, mainly when touring historical record
12A	Age creeps up for retirement, one admitted
13A	Cheer as Best is substituted for United
14A	Artists make these dance beats for audience
16A	Store remains on street
17A	Mark on back of James Bond
19A	Jack after Oscar competes with leading male actor
23A	Showering after time working out
24A	Walls to restrain chef’s bad language
26A	Reduced drink meeting desirable partners: they might smoke when taking out honey
27A	Leave vote to break up European appeal
28A	To escape, he picked hotel in Italy: couple turned up
29A	Loving song and dance fronting band
2D	Perhaps first out of cheap dress
3D	Pushes stream with song’s intro at the end
4D	Opening stage surrounded by desire
6D	Surgically remove fat, essentially bit of belly to fill out behind
7D	Secret society forming friends
8D	They don’t like people getting on stage performing with mics oddly off
9D	Flattering song mouthed to dancing (6-7)
15D	Photo taken: filled up outside?
18D	Sink port wine, finally getting drunk at party
20D	Filled in top of form to get employed
21D	Here, trade union stops conflict
22D	West Indies, perhaps getting over just after duck
25D	Not all disagreements upset Arab leader

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