Guardian Cryptic #27433

2018-02-15

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Across

8a

Shaking rear in defiance, poisoner with toxic tail aggravated, as stinger (8)

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9a

Gangster ducks bad luck (6)

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10a
24d

Exhausted after try, back in glee making mark on the field (4,4)

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11a

Undoubtedly less relaxation ultimately, after organising two functions (6,4)

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12a

Power in old chief (6)

flowerflowerflower
14a

Equality of measure turns to misery (8)

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15a

Withdraw score (7)

flowerflowerflower
17a

Pull a motor backwards, three times round (7)

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20a

Puzzle has to remain more outrageous (8)

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22a

Puzzle setter cross after local entering error (6)

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23a

Heated up, warm voice melted heart of model (10)

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24a

Country, capital city once gutted (4)

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25a

Stunner covering rear in picture puzzle (6)

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26a

Comparing internal material, knife edges cutting through (8)

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Down

1d

Puzzle a ferocious beast, just over half still to go in (8)

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2d

Test of popular opinion after upset (4)

flowerflowerflower
3d

Puzzle, cooker not opening (6)

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4d

Slight cut in hormone (7)

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5d

Laid up in house with minor wound for dressing, relax (5,3)

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6d

500 more lousy boxes with devious puzzle (10)

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7d

Notice theme initially in puzzle (6)

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13d

Appropriate force restraining prisoner, immediately aggro starts (10)

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16d

Line holding up outstanding puzzle (8)

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18d

Puzzle deception set up (8)

flowerflowerflower
19d

Proceeds from event finally attributed to composer? (7)

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21d

English team having drawn, no one left (6)

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22d

Upstanding partners in supposed special relationship about to complete puzzle (6)

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24d

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