Guardian Cryptic #27717

2019-01-14

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Across

7a

Two talk wildly about one measure for power (8)

9a

How rifles may be carried by soldiers not wanted in retreat (6)

10a

Its players react competitively after every match (4)

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11a

It's clear a band used awfully elaborate lighting fixtures (10)

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12a

Multinational organisation exists, working for total agreement (6)

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14a

Understandings seen as target, using visual aids (8)

15a

Reason, for example, money's held back therein (6)

17a

Give a hand to musician taking a bowno 'bravo' at first (6)

20a

Capital family possesses invested in South Africa (8)

22a

May, in past, by taking British out, showing strength (6)

23a

It monitors movement of liquid resources we had over one period and most of another (5,5)

24a

King and queen, perhaps, reversed course of action (4)

25a

Narrow window for research publication (6)

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26a

Again connect the cart and a convertible thus (8)

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Down

1d

Recruits demolished Sing Sing (8)

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2d

Feature of stern father is bottling up love (4)

3d

8 in lively dance (6)

4d

Placates wild animals, feeding them vegetables (8)

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5d

A ruling in hearing is bringing accusation (10)

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6d

It takes the lead as French land on time (6)

8d

Highlight popular young hero (6)

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13d

One dreadful scene eclipses another in process of aging (10)

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16d

No opponent has drink minutes before end of game (8)

18d

It's spotted in exotic cacti, north of a lake in South America (8)

19d

What's used to pay twice for dental coverage? (6)

21d

One name of prophet, as I repeatedly recollected (6)

22d

Damage sign in grass (6)

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24d

Express disapproval over what splits TV dancer's costume (4)