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These ones left me confounded
27a Mark left 7-downed, regarding a gift? (7) = Papered
(nb 7-down was INDULGE)
22a Regularly secure up broadcast, a hindrance for music inspector (10) = SCRUTINEER
which I got because of inspector and the cross letters. the odd letters of ‘secure’ give scr
11a Bid for love by Caesar possibly holding on (8,2) = PERSONAL AD
I don’t get the second part of the clue….
Three nice audios
1d Weary journo must invoice (9) = HACKNEYED from need
23a3d Proscribe so-called double mortgage for most (4,4) = BANK LOAN from ban clone
19a Spirit of general hip-hopper audio (6) = GRAPPA
A nice clue pair
1a Meanwhile we ditch vile ratty place (7) = HAMELIN
by removing the WE from MEANWHILE and anagram
17a 1-across halfwit spoilt UK fop with $2500 (8) = DUMMKOPF
Anagram of UKFOP + MMD (for 2500)
27A: I am only half confounded.
7-downed = indulged = pampered
Mark left 7-downed = papered (I don’t particularly like m for mark)
I’m bamboozled by the rest of the clue – the best I can come up with is that a gift is often wrapped (guarded?) by paper. Yuk!
22A: I liked this one.
Regularly secure up = SCRU
broadcast = sounds like indicator
a hindrance for music = tin ear = TINEER
11A: I liked this one too!
by = PER
Caesar possibly = SALAD (as in caesar salad)
Caesar possibly holding on = SONALAD