Guardian Cryptic #21805

2000-01-27

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Across

1a

Nippers reported other nippers (8)

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5a

Naipaul's house man, twice overlooked (6)

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9a

A cover to covet, in short? Get away with you! (8)

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10a

Grate pickle (6)

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12a

Spooner's shaggy potholer brings butter up (5,6)

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15a

Happening to be a regular square? (5)

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17a

Bow man? They say he's not tough at all! (9)

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18a

Most accomplished first part of clip on mount (9)

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19a

See 22

20a

Over Rover, not Rex, being prodigal (11)

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24a

Moody, follows order in the dream (6)

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25a

Encourages nits in the kitchen? (8)

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26a

The first person, say, to rent out a hole (6)

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27a

Exploits covering half-nude novices? (8)

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Down

1d

Foresight shown by epicene SCR? (10)

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2d

A land tick? (5,5)

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3d

All head off to Golightly (5)

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4d

Substitutes artificial pearls containing binding agent (12)

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6d

False gold held in centric structure (9)

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7d

I beg your pardon, for fairly it supports 22 (4)

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8d

One of 39 keeps dancing on ladder (4)

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11d

Turns over a new leaf and is undeviating (4,8)

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13d

Scotch maid to share esteem? (10)

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14d

Good queen embraces true knight with vivacity (10)

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16d

Other free radical is thus (9)

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21d

Equally despondent Middle East leader (5)

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22d
19a

It's borrowed for a traditional bride (9)

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23d

The reported grain yield (4)

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