Guardian Cryptic #27614

2018-09-14

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Across

1a

Part of Tennessee Williams' last "hip" production: morose, electrifying Marlon initially in the lead (7)

5a

High pricenecessity, perversely to secure botched DIY (4,3)

9a

Who gives a swinging piece of wood about Newton? (5)

10a

Come across as "fair excited"touching! (5,4)

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11a

"Smudge" gets to identify an apostle (10)

12a

See 21

14a

Extinct species of the orc, mouse, bats(4,7)

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18a

See 23

21a
12a

Come out of Met's productionbad form (4,4)

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22a

Toilet renter reported an American officer (10)

25a

Being southern, suggest "Rubicund" as a pop group name (6,3)

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26a

Fruit pieces: see inside (5)

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27a

Works jammed with poles, which might need extracting (7)

28a

Sally's custom: collecting chamber pots (7)

Down

1d

No rocker provided key's final change (6)

2d
17d

Kent's transformation after mother, grandmother and daughter play (3,3,8)

3d

One who takes after Trotter, the western villain? (5,5)

4d

Deal twinned with medium US city (5)

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5d

Ornamental stone tree? Yes, around about one thousand dollars! (6,3)

6d

Computer input is one bit over (4)

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7d
19d

Distinct columnar layouts, a hit on stage (8,6)

8d

To belittle a musical note is ultimately futile (8)

13d

Wide path, a mere folly, that has its highs and lows (7,3)

15d

Ruin archaeological work at artist's festival (5,4)

16d

All it needs is the board to engage in battle of wits (5,3)

17d

See 2

19d

See 7

20d

Not about to be taken in by expert now! (2,4)

23d
18a

You mustn't leave your home in such a state (5,5,6)

24d

Town of southern France one missed, being elsewhere at the time (4)