Guardian Cryptic #27641

2018-10-16

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Across

1a
22d

Affliction may be bland (6)

4a

Arrogant, if true (8)

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9a

Jailer to break up our act? Not us! (6)

10a

Most glad with you finally getting some kind of sleep in this medical condition (8)

11a

Beethoven's third, fifth, sixth and ninth: my copy is ear-shattering (6,8)

13a

Fractured ankle is bad, in pieces (10)

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14a
16a

Note: get up and learn (8)

16a

See 14

18a

Dawn French in romantic sitcom that starts not too demanding (5,5)

21a

Spilling fine ale a reason for such a biting rebuke (1,4,2,4,3)

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23a

Praise for current company getting a new deal (8)

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24a

This picks up light wine, if essentially deficient (6)

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25a

Undue interference shown ultimately by grandmother is my problem (8)

26a

Heavy breather ignored, extremely cross (6)

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Down

1d

Primitive draw? (8)

2d

Like some units taking a risk (7)

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3d

Delinquent hangout in which one toilet is turned upside down (8)

5d

Under shelf is another essay on a time when there's little to report (5,6)

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6d

Seizes unfinished extortion note (6)

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7d

Philistine drinks too much of this element (7)

8d

Table container would make easy money, if switched to rail (5,4)

12d

Fans of a heartless romance, drink up (11)

13d

Once more committed a boring and endless reformation (4-5)

15d

Hiding poor result by blowing (8)

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17d
20d

Google site reporting enhanced cleavage? (7,6)

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19d

Fag end found by less energetic tradesman (7)

20d

See 17

22d

See 1