Guardian Cryptic #27721

2019-01-18

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Across

1a

Habit of black 22 … (6)

4a

the same to mention (6)

9a

22 gobbling last of saccharin, sweetener(4)

10a

doing as one does, Carol securing hat (10)

11a

See 25

12a

End of silent film for one on the railways (8)

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13a

Ornament in Paris bent, unfortunately (9)

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15a

22 circling a strip (4)

16a

Asian city, Jaipur ultimately in range (4)

17a

Litter with green rubbish on Mercury, perhaps (9)

21a

Send flying 22 a bug? (8)

22a

Member of large class in brief learning, infants and maybe elders? (6)

24a

Tiresome Irish girl can start to grate (10)

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25a
11a

Can alternative response be ostensibly triggered, all beginning to poke 22? (4,6)

26a

22 I'm not sure is native (6)

27a

Add number, extracting one in sack (6)

Down

1d

Bone up about love before posh party in private quarters (7)

2d

Indicator of probability searched for, initially lost (5)

3d

Believe seconds consumed by happy 22? (7)

5d

Cutter cutting edge before 22 turns up (6)

6d

Liquid I learn and hormonal secretion (9)

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7d

Longing to tour a country (7)

8d

Painter so upset about similar purplish mark (4,4,5)

14d

Balanced performer, close to immaculate in operatic record? (9)

16d

Some part of poem's art, perhaps? (7)

18d

In opposite directions, 22 bit (7)

19d

Pass old island (7)

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20d

Metal, exquisite poison (6)

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23d

Black bag originally going cheap? (5)