Guardian Cryptic #27679

2018-11-29

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Across

9a

Morning milk, please (5)

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10a

Appearance by Potus, deranged in respects (5,2,2)

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11a

Drama to escalate about head of church and end of dogma (4,5)

12a

Oddie’s last report of blue duck (5)

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13a

Head of snow goose eating a leafy plant (7)

15a

Perhaps split, braided to left (7)

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17a

Dog found in goose cages (5)

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18a

An Englishman in Australia in May gets a duck, going in (3)

20a

Goose found in London, perhaps getting angry (5)

22a

Dismissal for duck, perhaps (7)

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25a

Pointless pointless pointers (7)

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26a
1d

Goose detects sounds, though one just won't listen (5-4)

27a

Duck next to edge of roof, the result of having a drink? (3,6)

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30a

Extremely small painter, cubist initially, absorbed in Boatman's reflection (5-4)

31a

One who has faith in house God destroyed, sacrificing goose (5)

Down

1d

See 26 across

2d

Stretch half of duck portion (8)

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3d

Achilles, perhaps, plucking tail from waterbird (4)

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4d

First-rate or second-rate clue, the first to be last in (4-4)

5d

Old and comical duck (6)

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6d

Apparent Opposition leader well-advised to take time (10)

7d

Other half of duck, covering top of pancake (6)

8d

Very much like duck (4)

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13d

Opinions in Khan's letters ignored in treatment of skinheads (5)

14d

Tho' Marconi designed the first modern time machine, this(10)

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16d

carries leaders of the original Tory establishment still (5)

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19d

This duck seen in damn rain, swimming (8)

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21d

Stirs up core of patently wrong uprising over Poles (8)

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23d

Duck down feather: it's ultimate stuffing for sofa (6)

24d

Leave mostly stupid, horrific (6)

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26d

Temporary home for cheeky kids without boundaries (4)

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28d

Mirror leaders excoriating Commons: “Useless chamber” (4)

29d

It's said to be easy, following duck in this way, scoring more (4)

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