Guardian Cryptic #22751

2003-02-11

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Across

1a

Key player, we hear (7,7)

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9a

Stream in university to produce a painter? (7)

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10a

A swell leader of panache in the American press (7)

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11a

Mark 2 (5)

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12a

Tom has these lines tangled with vine (4,5)

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13a

A row when going for century in break shows keenness (9)

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14a

Model Phyl's a slim lady (5)

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15a

Cut out first letter in language (5)

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17a

MEP? Use him to spread an inoffensive word (9)

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20a

Desert one? It's a big blow (9)

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22a

Bears seen in a nameless Devon town (5)

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23a

A group of assistants to express regret about European money (7)

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24a

River - a river once more flowing back (7)

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25a

Writers, they say, are in agreement (14)

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Down

1d

Bar with standard action to oppose danger (7-7)

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2d

State of bliss recalled in revised version's reminiscences (7)

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3d

Fragrant plant, though possibly inelegant (9)

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4d

Beat easily, being right weight after initial training (7)

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5d

They're not, in fact, spineless about using AA (7)

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6d

Extraterritorial travellers left behind a sort of sound (5)

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7d

Shrink jeans, returning within a short time (7)

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8d

Understands what the addressee eventually does (4,3,7)

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14d

Hard work by company is kept under one's hat (9)

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16d

Bright colour, not a tan for a change (7)

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17d

Do they wear "going away" clothes? (7)

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18d

Plant me in top ground (7)

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19d

Being arranged like a communication cord (2,5)

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21d

Singer loses head to a second Spanish gentleman (5)

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