Guardian Cryptic #27656

2018-11-02

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Across

1a

Clear account and retire (6)

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5a

Dashed after Euro-politician's returned for part of Wales (8)

9a

Final episode unable to be shown regularly (8)

10a

Editor behind contracted group pressuring cast (6)

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11a

Lip, bloody lip! (4)

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12a

Player with little French put into cold changing room (10)

13a

Tense concerning 11 (2,4)

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14a

Male introduced to change rear part of motor (8)

16a

Female leading feeble corporal, perhaps, in dance (8)

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19a

Quiet woman, at heart excessively contrary (6)

21a

Eg, seat belt adjusted for six-footer (4,6)

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23a

Star having first of her five a day? (4)

24a

Game, part of it inspiring local backs (6)

25a

Cock-upgeneral initially missing part of motorway complex (4,4)

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26a

Man's man possibly wiser to go without wife across country (8)

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27a

Unctuous Farmer George given a piece of cake (6)

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Down

2d

Info often enclosed, giving indemnity to landlords? (8,7)

3d

Anonymous nude man sculpted (7)

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4d

Club's empty restaurant served up meal without starter (9)

5d

Controversial European music putting US off (7)

6d

Nutmeg's run into by learnercalled AA initially (5)

7d

Refuse two bachelors, one in haste (7)

8d

Sign by restricted area, advice to those in rehab? (4,3,3,5)

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15d

Gathering has to take only its fourth call (9)

17d

Mum putting a bloke in the shade (7)

18d

Our best buckles not so smart (7)

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20d

Front of brochure primarily poet's work (7)

22d

Relaxed dressmaker turning up in odd places (5)