Guardian Cryptic #24932

2010-02-12

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Across

1a

Craft, if moving about (7)

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5a

Shame about American support (7)

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9a

Academic union that is vaguely in order (3,6)

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10a

Guide one in area of land (5)

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11a

Illumination using large quantity of electricity (4)

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12a

Frustration over lecher warns followers (5,5)

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14a

Told that beheadings are things of the past (3,3)

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15a

Plant confusingly spoken of for some time to come? (7)

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16a

Permit to break silence (7)

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18a

Hang-up about direction of rocket science (2-4)

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20a

Imagine in idols nothing but frippery(5,5)

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21a

becoming reasonable (4)

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24a

Gordius is past a perfect state (5)

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25a

Is this a 27 meaning of "Oxbridge"? (9)

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26a

SeafarerEliot's character includes one (7)

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27a

Misprint could be a tiller (7)

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Down

1d

Test case (5)

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2d

Infant (tiny) drops back a pound, which is dreadful (7)

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3d

London number called but not paid for (4)

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4d

It helps to keep away from tobacco (9,6)

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5d

Welcome subject of discussion (5,2,3,5)

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6d

Beg kitty to lie about with wild pups (10)

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7d

Claims of length reflected in times (7)

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8d

No artist detailed on church register (7)

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13d

Natty outfit displayed round ramshackle area (6,4)

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16d

What moved Marx to wreck film set? (7)

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17d

Mythical horseman (7)

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19d

Concerts start with one Ravel composition for keyboard instrument (7)

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22d

Uncommon, like Tunbridge Wells (5)

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23d

16 down proponent with wrong standing (4)

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