Guardian Cryptic #25986

2013-06-28

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Across

1a

See 4

4a
19d

Expensive entertaining revolting upper-class twit, promising to miss starter that's calorific (6,6,7)

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9a
16a

What's testable in a crash? (4,4)

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10a

Old backward language of criminals in pubs, still (10)

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11a

See 6

12a

Brown trapping Blair finally, Labour leader cut short in dispatch (8)

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13a

Analyser put paper cups in wiggly line (4,5)

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15a

Superior sticks around (4)

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16a

See 9

17a

Canal man hurried to tether boat, not heading back (2,7)

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21a

The Barbarian crossing street, little time for uniform (8)

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22a

Spurs getting to grips with new balls? (6)

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24a

Do it in dry surroundingsthis dripping? (10)

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25a

Female cuckoo steals one (4)

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26a

Again, arrange to see Blackpool, perhaps (6)

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27a
20d

Unknown craft not to be trusted breaking surface at sea (6,6)

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Down

1d

Man dressed as Scotsman upset English just the same (3,4)

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2d

Amusing pockets to 9 (5)

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3d

King penguin? (7)

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5d

Try to catch hockey initially, or a bit of some cricket, perhaps? (6)

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6d
11a

Sardine this moronic, oddly fishy as a 16 down? (9,6)

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7d

Wages rocketing, game not half barking! (7)

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8d

Two painters blended in red mark (4,4,5)

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14d

Professional calling, else fashioned in lies? (9)

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16d

Fish left in hat (7)

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18d

Ovum has to do well, roughly speaking? (3,4)

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19d

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20d

See 27

23d

Monsoon ending, doctor between two thunderclouds (5)

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