Guardian Cryptic #21984

2000-08-23

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1a

Create extra strain for a biologist (5-9)

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8a

Is one prepared to walk out for a wedding? (5)

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9a

First pairs chosen are coloured alike - dark grey (8)

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11a

Run 20, getting hungry at last - like some bacon? (7)

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12a

Stop travelling overseas (5,2)

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13a

Nick passage for piano Tchaikovsky used (5)

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15a

Air of unrequited love transformed mostly corny ghost (5,4)

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17a

Come to steal from trendy lords and ladies? (4-5)

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20a

Wearing suit received for birthday (5)

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21a

In which one conspires about Scots, showing irritation (7)

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23a

"Lassie" translated to accommodate one part of Europe (7)

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25a

Dismiss ethnic origin in sports day event (4,4)

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26a

Support leads to 50% of vote - well done! (5)

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27a

Behave like Rumpelstiltskin, maybe, where one's haunted (8,6)

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Down

1d

Port served after all mem-bers had hefty snack (4,8)

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2d

More comfortable after pollarding willow (5)

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3d

Someone getting browned off, still on the beach (9)

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4d

To conceal meaning of record, PC had to swap two letters (7)

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5d

In a class of my own, should I be true to form? (7)

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6d

Clinging fabric sported by Darcy? Lizzie's taken aback (5)

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7d

Routine preparation - does it make you spit? (9)

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10d

Person showing crude quality, potentially brilliant (5,7)

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14d

Be encouraged by sequence of film - earth-shattering! (4,5)

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16d

Cope with pub that's used by bikers (9)

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18d

Graduate's mum finally going off Tim Rice's style (7)

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19d

Gets in information about object of savings policy (4,3)

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22d

Approval given, without a hint of hesitation, for stopgap material (5)

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24d

This situation starts to seem naughty and frankly untoward (5)

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