Guardian Cryptic #27692

2018-12-14

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1a

Deep desire to pinch back gin cocktail (6)

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4a

Confesses to trashing stadium after United's lost (6)

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9a

Very late (4)

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10a

Standard electricity supplier: a meter's faulty without energy (10)

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11a

Queen to back bird (6)

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12a

Record R Steiger play (8)

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13a

European trade warning holds nothing over English (9)

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15a

Adult butterfly's sad and cold (4)

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16a

Meat cut from armadillo? I never! (4)

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17a

Politician rested in bed with illness (9)

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21a

Worn by Prince Charles, say, when live! (2,3,3)

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22a

Clerical work drawing over page (6)

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24a

New moon interrupts quietone's left with sleepiness (10)

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25a

Pointless, seething anger? (4)

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26a

Jack breaks into cars (common in Norway) (6)

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27a

Programming language that's good at compression? (6)

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Down

1d

It's child's play to bake epic turnover slice (7)

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2d

Former CEO of Polly Peck's lowest point (5)

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3d

Identity badge of Spooner's gentle horse (4,3)

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5d

Plan to put side spin on both sides of green (6)

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6d

Actor first to blow up 50 air beds? (5,4)

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7d

Tripping? As I seem to be a cat (7)

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8d

Italian philosopher squanders 10 grand on old boxer(8,5)

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14d

who does this before a fight to attack (5,4)

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16d

Tall aristocrat has no time for man in the field (4,3)

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18d

Wizard's unknown craft (7)

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19d

12 dresses last of women with a good figure (7)

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20d

Rang about rising IT company (6)

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23d

Fish's resting place (5)

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