Guardian Cryptic #27278

2017-08-17

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Across

8a

Red, filthy dung-filled town (8)

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9a

Hard 7 for Murdoch's kind of whiskey? (5)

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10a

Feeble, not too clever, getting upset over Latin (4)

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11a

Ridiculously easy, almost English language (10)

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12a

Author's grand parties (6)

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14a

Creep! Groveller! Grub! (8)

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15a

Preacher with a stake in drink (7)

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17a

Raise the heat leveloxygen, quick! (7)

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20a

Hang on, it's a thorny plant (4-1-3)

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22a

Purchase about 50 books first, like Barbara Windsor? (6)

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23a

Make granny form a union? (3,3,4)

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24a

Devon resort's improved with non-drinking element gone (4)

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25a

Be conspicuous, excluding and thick (5)

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26a

Greener, VAT-exempt, houses weakened (8)

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Down

1d

Bandage one has to clench after bath (8)

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2d

Oath finally made, go in search of pleasure (4)

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3d

Am I backing second rallying cry for union with Greece? (6)

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4d

Like sleep of wild pony in concealed surroundings (7)

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5d

Capital cover for retirement? (8)

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6d

Choice that hurt woman's black plant (10)

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7d

Short prince, the queen's alcoholic successor (6)

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13d

Violet hardly started, so Titian splashed aroundquite an ordeal (10)

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16d

Books in the same place, with litter strewn about (8)

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18d

China encountered Old Testament upside-down semi-tropical tree (8)

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19d

Runs from part-time correspondent, one who goads (7)

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21d

In the thick of it, dam's broken (6)

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22d

Acid removing bird's tail (6)

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24d

Ladies' drink? (4)

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