Guardian Cryptic #23347

2005-01-10

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Across

5a

Clothing strike (7)

flowerflowerflower
9a

Colour I call unusual (5)

flowerflowerflower
10a

Where shantymen were bound to go (3,6)

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11a

Not the winner - but should be? (6,4)

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12a

A natural aptitude is present (4)

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14a

Tied sort of worker? (5-6)

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18a

Forgotten about defect that's returned and grown worse (11)

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21a

This month in Westminster (4)

flowerflowerflower
22a

Game to get down to bare essentials (5,5)

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25a

Untrustworthy chaps who've been jailed more than once? (3-6)

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26a

Not qualified to speak (5)

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27a

He's stopping at work (7)

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28a

Watch a marksman getting optical range (7)

flowerflowerflower

Down

1d

Head admits old student with expression of admiration (2,4)

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2d

Married girl from spite (6)

flowerflowerflower
3d

Needed to retaliate when opponent gets the first blow? (6,4)

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4d

Take out and clean (5)

flowerflowerflower
5d

Look out, it may have a high tar content (5-4)

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6d

Feathered, they skim the water (4)

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7d

Lie on bed, resolved to be extremely lazy (4,4)

flowerflowerflower
8d

Appears on stage again, or makes another record (2-6)

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13d

In French, France for example (3,2,5)

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15d

Going back to living quietly (2,7)

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16d

Made concession to be allowed in (8)

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17d

Useful for cracking the surface before a dip at breakfast time (3,5)

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19d

Outline of a short piece (6)

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20d

Humourless nonsense, but it could bring the house down (3,3)

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23d

Problem children (5)

flowerflowerflower
24d

It produces high sound, if turned on (2-2)

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