Guardian Cryptic #26988

2016-09-13

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Across

9a

Result of Republican fighters entering race? That'd be telling (9)

10a

Healthy dessertsmall piece of pineapple per person (5)

11a

Whopping six-footer in US army? (5)

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12a

Bar snack 14 had? (9)

13a

Nervous model heading off wearing jersey inside out (7)

14a

Chump or pork pie served after fish (7)

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17a

See 24

19a

Software for visual effects, unpleasant type (3)

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20a

Wavy line marking flow of water across lake (5)

21a

Tipping back over edge, cat comes a cropper (5,2)

22a

Apparently unknown constituent works (7)

24a
17a

Mobile traffic man's to cross 26 27's hero (9,2,3)

26a
27d

One line written during course had repelled another 29 (5,4)

28a

Shilling put back in old accounts (5)

29a

Weapon maker hasn't succeeded, another having mightier armoury (9)

Down

1d

Hitch end of chain in sink (4)

2d

Tub-thumper's cycling, always on the move (6)

3d

British PM briefly abolishes bills (6-4)

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4d

Uncharitable characterisation of a female setter? (6)

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5d

Insisted on backing church to stop closure (8)

6d

Workmate's potty, bouncing up and down (4)

7d

Like to jump up without slowing down (8)

8d

Saying "scat!", you put your foot in it (4)

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13d

26 27's protagonist fixes housing shortage, ultimately (5)

15d

Supremely evil influence in Chartist reforms (10)

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16d

Plaint on ousting enemy's mounted men (5)

18d

Genial father casually welcoming in Parisian (8)

19d

Better public school's secured with foreign capital (4,4)

22d

Fluorine scare created problems (6)

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23d

Middle Easterners like wives out of bounds (6)

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24d

Outdoor celebration in Tenerife terminated (4)

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25d

Too large to fit into a small circle (4)

27d

See 26