Guardian Cryptic #27683

2018-12-04

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Across

1a

Level playing field (5)

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4a

Scornful father recoils, breaking joint (8)

8a

Have no scruples, but never rise (5,2,7)

10a

Gunners knocked over Nutmeg's battered case (8)

11a

Sportive fellow, hairy (6)

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12a

Delighted about content of songs being extended (9)

15a

Apparent end of iconic king on stage (5)

17a

Where to put fuel for military vehicles (5)

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18a

Summon up prayer on religious subject (9)

19a

Insubstantial lake with silver lining (6)

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21a

Wife no longer covered bust, I admitted (8)

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24a

Main base (6,2,3,3)

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25a

Particular contingent of troopers on alert (8)

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26a

Cantankerous head dismissed, not employed for some time (5)

Down

1d

Put one's foot down after Gestapo trashed collector's item (7,5)

2d

Setting limits on Spooner's borough that's failing? (5,4)

3d

No problem with pong surrounding rubbish (5)

4d

Upcoming duty list observed, one sets off (9)

5d

Castle where felon's beheaded (4)

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6d

Organisation of parish clerks, last three dropping round (9)

7d

Archdeacon attending American Beauty (5)

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9d

New trophy ready, supporting hospital's remedial treatment (12)

13d

Talk, endlessly cliched, is a source of irritation (9)

14d

Fraudulent cutie fled in disarray (9)

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16d

Cutting of taxes by queen works out (9)

20d

In rebellious age, sailor came to prominence (5)

22d

Additional gold-coated article (5)

23d

Males below average to begin with? So be it (4)