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19a. Hidden by Bush, the decider
WINNER

22a. At the cutting edge, say, and frequently left of centre
STATE-OF-THE-ART

3d. Frantic exertion in front of crowd for long-distance runner on track
ORIENT EXPRESS

Parses for the above please.

3d. (exertion)* + PRESS (crowd)

19a winner

W = George W Bush + Inner = hidden

22a State-of-the-art

Say = state
Frequently = oft
to the left of Heart = centre

Thanks @geting and @jono.
The 'George W Bush' thing was very poor! His first name is George, Don't even know what W stands for. LOL

Cheers

I totally agree re Bush, unless Americans often referred to him as W, which I doubt. Not even certain it's correct but it was the only way I could parse it

His nickname was “Dubya”

Aha, thanks for that. I live and learn. I guess in that case the clue works better for those who don't pronounce their 'ells'

I think in fairness to the setter, George Bush was often referred to as "Dubya" by his opponents in reference to an apparent Texan pronunciation of his middle initial - W.

No doubt there's more to it so hopefully one of our American friends can explain it better.

Sorry Jono, I completely missed your post and only saw the ones by Whetstone and Geting.

Yes, on reflection I have to concede it's quite a clever and original way to clue W rather than the standard 'west' or 'with'