Guardian Cryptic #27646

2018-10-22

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Across

1a

Great scholar of arithmetic is retiring (7)

5a

Nietzsche reticently welcoming dissident (7)

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9a

Stigmas and timeless indignity attached to homelessness, ultimately (7)

10a

Slightly wet, Maureen is figure on the left (7)

11a

It's only just light and RAF is on manoeuvres (5,4)

12a

Defender of England, not Europe? Get stuffed! (5)

13a

Superior pork pie and case of Grenache (5)

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15a

Rubens did work for free (9)

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17a

Eric heartily cross after relative loses last big race (5,4)

19a

Member of crowd texts Mrs May after banks fail (5)

22a

Gather together in the morning, when heading to school (5)

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23a

Good people conserving energy, following cruel benefits assessment (5,4)

25a

Earnest and oddly sweary notes from short people (7)

26a

Moderates finally dragged Italy back towards the centre (7)

27a

South American dictionary describing unknown dog (7)

28a

Arachne interrupts randy, riotous railway workers (7)

Down

1d

Articulate letters from unfaithful lover initially bringing comfort (7)

2d

Nothing stops ardent romance (7)

3d

Ways of life further south (5)

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4d

Bernie shortly hosting function in Atlantic City (9)

5d

Epic poet, big hit in America (5)

6d

Arguing violently about a drug, drops measuring equipment (4,5)

7d

Educated workers with books about leftist (7)

8d

Censure Conservative Party over end of compassion (7)

14d

Internal examination of huge parrot after death (9)

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16d

Wrongly say I exult in carnal desires (9)

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17d

Gutless gangster mugs shoppers (7)

18d

Half of banana spread over corset of escort, perhaps (7)

20d

Proposition from Mike after love-filled word of comfort (7)

21d

Crafty type taking money from supporter (7)

23d

Considered emus edible, in part (5)

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24d

Farmhand and pig on edges of Exmoor (5)

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