Guardian Cryptic #27638

2018-10-12

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Across

1a

Broadcast mocking animal eating grain as fodder (3,5)

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6a

Fatty substances put Tory leader on edge (6)

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9a

Man going on board with female, in steady relationship at first (6)

10a

Girl returned to look quickly through yearly publications (8)

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11a
2d

Standard way of saying RAM must remain constant? (5,4,5,2,7,3)

13a

Badger runs through mown grass (5)

15a
26a

Sting involving gin and rum drunk around Geordieland? (6,6)

17a

A rook nested in smaller species' overcrowded area (6)

18a

Car that only young owners treasure always starts (6)

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19a

Southern river with very good crustaceans (6)

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21a

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22a

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25a

Adult errs when drunk? Butts in here, perhaps (8)

26a

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28a

Article with piece about female trainspotter (6)

29a

Piece of cake turned up? Keep mum on! (8)

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Down

2d

See 11

3d

Some running of errands for dogsbody (5)

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4d

Topless thin torso, sporting white bloomers (10)

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5d

Rogue with second name unknown (6)

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6d

See 27

7d

One writing piece about male star (9)

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8d

Impractically theoretical medic taking round out to home by river (11)

12d

Crime committed against state senator? (4,7)

14d

Those wrongly taking clarinet solos, discontentedly playing (10)

16d

Poet from Maidenhead almost set off in posh car (9)

20d

Notes drink causing muddled confusion (4-2)

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23d

Essential for galop, metronome's rising speed (5)

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24d

Computer keyboard's lead is waterproof (4)

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27d
6d

Blame shifted, after royal subject knocked over dearest possession (3-4)