Guardian Cryptic #24259

2007-12-13

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Across

9a

Sport, I state, bringing total defeat (9)

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10a
22a

Yard where bank located in the film (5,4)

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11a

See 7 down

12a

SOS: earl up the creek without a paddle (7)

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13a

Wacky baccy went down the toilet? (4)

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14a
23d

Those on 22 when leaking punt consumed by an ocean? (10,5)

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16a

Letters dealt with, you might say, in remote settlement (7)

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17a

Old man's wise way (7)

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19a

Spray painful area, which is hot (10)

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22a

See 10

24a

Opposing the thought, they say? (7)

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25a

See 21 down

26a

Go beyond old room that hasn't closed (5)

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27a

Open present yonder (4,5)

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Down

1d

Bird given raw deal, perhaps, one kissing? (5,10)

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2d

Politician having left in the course of short recess, most natural (8)

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3d

Tree seen in mist over lake (5)

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4d

2 forms requiring an editor? (8)

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5d

Square warm then? (6)

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6d

Retsina, as exotic cooking ingredient (4,5)

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7d
11a

Murderous experience, love, on which Parisian's nothing t' say (6,7)

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8d

Apocalyptic end deterred Bush, in fear of cold war (4,5,3,3)

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15d

Zero sleep taken during trip, so stop (9)

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17d

Standard all survived, having taken off (8)

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18d

Fish view seal in suspicious manner (8)

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20d

Pressure put on wildcat strike (6)

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21d
25a

Beefy type I'd seen by the beach kept in mind, but no source of inspiration (6,7)

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23d

See 14 across