Guardian Cryptic #27689

2018-12-11

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Across

8a

Lock fixer and musical stagehand (8)

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9a

Pam too slack for graft (6)

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10a

Put in a good word for Seal (4)

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11a

Young producer, calculating type (10)

12a

Gear pin hindrance? Not quite (6)

14a

"Weird things"state in which stars may be seen (5,3)

15a

Clotho's from south Middlesex location? (7)

17a

"Iodine in gin's a stimulant"Tramp (7)

20a

Star's debut appearance in daily soap? (8)

22a

Fly at an early age (6)

23a

Vehicle 101 has complete lack of data that produces growth (10)

24a

Brook's headless fish (4)

25a

Kind of heathen, one to be avoided (6)

26a

Cynic died before seeing about having a ball (8)

Down

1d

Irk privileged American pest (4,4)

2d

Medic wants silver for headache (4)

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3d

Unit's music award not quite the ultimate in prestige (6)

4d

Stone-like work by a band (7)

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5d

Bounder's pet? (8)

6d

Discontented Salzburg to restrict shopping venue? Fineno big deal (5,5)

7d

Band's run exposed (6)

13d

Spiky catkins, say, found in the American Midwest (6,4)

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16d

German city with little time to turn up distinctive qualities (8)

18d

Burn unseen, as sculptor under sun (8)

19d

Soldiers providing vessel support via radio (7)

21d

President's view of newspaper? (6)

22d

Mo has present for an unimportant person (6)

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24d

River fish's swim (4)

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