Guardian Cryptic #27703

2018-12-28

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Across

1a
29a

Got near the solution to this, but not overly impressive (2,5,6)

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5a

Seductresses help removing our uniformtwice (7)

10a

Engaged Asian picked up at party (4,2)

11a

Prints articles initially in the City (8)

12a

Priest's among non-believers (3)

13a

Invest in road building (6)

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14a
30a

New guy starts to renegotiate cheap fee for each writer (8,7)

15a

Bungling Italy on three points (5)

16a

Choice woman's finally made to leave? Hear it's fallacious (9)

19a

Close to broke in most of countryno alternative to Tory policy? (9)

21a

Tea next to instant coffee (5)

24a

One piece of writing in leaflet is less convincing (8)

26a

Doris's entertaining fellow when things go wrong (3-3)

27a

Matter of disrespect (3)

28a

Hearts lost twicethat coach's messed up direction to players (8)

29a

See 1

30a

See 14

31a

Son went on Big Dipper in these? (7)

Down

2d

Mike's a different bloke after love letter (7)

3d

Course favourite gets special welcome (3,6)

4d

Join in with degree course, initially (6)

6d

Nancy's a fool getting man to strip (8)

7d

Bluff a national treasure? (5)

8d

Tap on countera quarter admitted it's annoying (7)

9d

Order given to ignore boner under newspapera dreadful rule! (5,2,6)

17d

’E's upset about current criticism (one of a generation that's easily offended) (9)

18d

Water right for fellow in one ship (8)

20d

Open jar at lunch (7)

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22d

Carrying drugs, must stop boat (5,2)

23d

Energy drink a bit special is inside talk (6)

25d

Historian set out for Chinese region (5)