Guardian Cryptic #27629

2018-10-02

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Across

1a

Celebrated musician goes rocking through (7)

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5a

Protected by relative, one goes after rogue element (7)

9a
21a

Rum in spirits taken by cautious gambler? (5,4)

10a

Country craft means of moving over sands (4,5)

11a

Politician's joint associates (10)

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12a

See 22

14a

House move seen as good reasoning (6,5)

18a

Rotor-like, clip-on arm aid failed? No answer (11)

21a

See 9

22a
12a

Take warning from this arresting officer's yarn? (10,4)

25a

Bad mood: downed mild (9)

26a
6d

Does Dylan's composition, Times Past (5,4)

27a

Function assumed by wild ape, one freed with strings (7)

28a

Creative type making place for a piggy bank (7)

Down

1d

"Tropical plant", one says in cod Italian style? (6)

2d

Dull, ultimately depressing as a cotton mill? (6)

3d

Scrapped rivets and coin that can be turned into glass (10)

4d
24d

Each and every one inflatesno need to worry (3,2,4)

5d

Confirm EU ground is wedge-shaped (9)

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6d

See 26

7d

As a slave, perhaps, takes measure against a terrible sin (2,6)

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8d

Madonna's intro said to be hard to hear (8)

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13d

Gosh! Poly's worried about start of current yearmind study (10)

15d

Preserve a certain cat (9)

16d

Develop one element of Christmas lunch the Northern way? (6,2)

17d

Rival cheekily appropriates slow-witted leader's first name (8)

19d

Pacifist element of Goring and Himmler (6)

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20d

It's not part of city gent's choreographed minor ballet role (6)

23d

Pants and straightens up, you might say (5)

24d

See 4