Guardian Cryptic #27685

2018-12-06

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Across

1a

Have impossible aims: go after bad weather gives way (5,8)

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10a

Regularly awry is pic: why I go for such a preview? (7)

11a

Put old boy on backit does nothing to cure him (7)

12a

Return homework about the French revolutionary (5)

13a

Movement of eyes in modest lowering (9)

14a

European visits prosperous kingdom (5)

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16a

Sort of progression of cortege I'm organising (9)

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18a

Chew gum, having drunk tea (9)

19a

Russian cavalry dropping lettuce in bags (5)

20a

Doll has teeth and ears in the wrong places (9)

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23a

Smooth old jazzmen (5)

24a

Several overtures made by man to woman (7)

25a

Caustic, say, about indefinite number admitted to craft (7)

26a

Absurd mother's horrid in these? (7,6)

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Down

2d

Unscrupulous lawyer heading off one's constant suppressed laughter (9)

3d

Said by some to have risen rapidly, but cut (5)

4d

Stiff sort of card supports equipment (5)

5d

Succeeded dodging fare-checker? Outcome finally undisclosed (2,7)

6d

Innocent bishop deprived of golden fabric? (9)

7d

Place question (5)

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8d

On vacation, no one may use computers! (4,4,2,3)

9d

Approaches some seaside towns for football and rugby (7,6)

15d

After heroin, moralist turns to a drop of the hard stuff (9)

16d

Serious distance to one's final destination (9)

17d

Lying about boss, nearly new (9)

21d

Around the same thing, live and love (5)

22d

Pasta cooked as appetisers (5)

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23d

Positive attitude in small company letters (3,2)