Guardian Cryptic #27613

2018-09-13

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Across

1a

Decorated old woman at match embarrassed about nothing (9)

6a

No time for homely fashions (5)

9a

Demands pounds in speech (5)

10a

Humourless politician with a stern style a bit like Trump's? (9)

11a

Politician and tennis player, without hesitation the top celebrities (10)

12a

Water's about to ooze (4)

14a

Height certain to collect rubbish (7)

15a

Untidy heap containing red, decomposing shrub (7)

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17a

Work extra hard after holiday to produce something old and saucy? (7)

19a

Singer is good in loose cloak (7)

20a

Knowing about a murder (4)

22a

Their horses are in front, running a bit closer (10)

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25a

Shown to be exonerated, five released (9)

26a

Turkish community is said to adjoin old Russian community (5)

27a

Month in which car manufacturer lays off workers, finally (5)

28a

Vital chaps who help rulers (9)

Down

1d

Prohibition on very loud Canadian resort (5)

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2d

Port's beginning to drop floating structure, causing a financial problem (9)

3d

Drug that is suspect makes one deeply agitated (10)

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4d

Check made by engineers on regular beat? (7)

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5d

Valley outside the borders of my French estate (7)

6d

One has ditchwater? There's nothing that's dull about it! (4)

7d

Girl with poem in the tube (5)

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8d

Modern music on sound system in street party, a form of torture (9)

13d

Cleaning messwhat's humiliating about that? (10)

14d

Breakaway meeting involving London's financial district? (9)

16d

Poser of threat, desperate fellow? Foreigner no longer our enemy (6,3)

18d

Malleable president finally in charge (7)

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19d

One enthralled by left-winger repeatedly turning up as a mocker (7)

21d

Conductors with no love for the mountains (5)

23d

Rich man making appeal for help, having hoarded gold (5)

24d

Examination less than barely adequate (4)