Guardian Cryptic #26703

2015-10-15

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Across

1a

Went for private piece by author that is not printed (6-2,7)

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9a

Replaced gold vessel filled with English fruit (7)

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OR “re-placed” + E in SHIP

10a

Devilish traditions appeal (7)

flowerflowerflower
11a

Very large note (3)

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12a

Goalie turns out to make the rules (11)

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13a

An available sum in foreign money no use here? (10)

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AN + CASH in LIRE – the definition is perhaps a bit weak

15a

Join the main mass (4)

flowerflowerflower
18a

Story young girl lisped (4)

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A lisped version of “miss”

20a

Divorced, eh? Good news for one in for the long term (4,6)

flowerflowerflower
23a

Elegantly decadent discovery: unnamed licensee has been sacked (3,2,6)

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FIND + LICENSEE* less N

25a

Charge less than the whole meal allowance (3)

flowerflowerflower
26a

Ancient European expelled from a Victorian city (7)

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A + GEELONG minus one of its Es – I was a bit sceptical of the definition, but Chambers defines age-long (with a hyphen) as “having been in existence a long time”, so fair enough

27a

A daughter in French port finally off? Not so fast! (7)

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A + D in NANTE[S] – Italian term used in music to indicate a slowish tempo: it literally means just “going” (from andare ), but is often translated by music teachers as “at a walking pace”

28a

Farm animals doing less wella blow in expensive area (11,4)

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Down

1d

City judge putting line through revoked law (9)

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J + L in reverse of MEASURE

2d

Sugar controller's rude remark cut short: it starts again (7)

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3d

Airy, last to believe what actually exists? (8)

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[believ]E + THE REAL (what exists)

4d

Release record, Savanna Herd Rounded Up (5)

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EP in GNU (regarded as a plural, as in a herd of gnu), reversed

5d

Trail grew doubtful, however magnified (4,5)

flowerflowerflower
6d

Charge one: being unable to speak, keeping quiet (6)

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I + P in MUTE

7d

Imogen's confession of alcoholism, in one of several forms (7)

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“I SO TOPE” is the confession

8d

Argues strenuously, displaying poor judgment (5)

flowerflowerflower
14d

Not unknown for prince to hold drinking bouta sign of the future? (9)

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BINGE (drinking bout) in HARRY less Y

16d

One way to get team something in a pie (9)

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17d

Pike played by hima victory, when reeled into the bank (8)

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A V in LENDER (bank) – today’s UK general knowledge clue: the actor Ian Lavender played Private Frank Pike in the TV series Dad’s Army

19d

Cross with bell regularly interrupting dance (7)

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[B]E[L]L in TANGO – a cross between a tangerine and a grapefruit

21d

Ministry to abolish border posts? (7)

flowerflowerflower
22d

Be about to visit castle, having to change tickets (6)

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Reverse of BE in ROOK (castle – chess piece)

23d

Saying a few words, starts to come apart (5)

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24d

Decipher joke (5)

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