Guardian Cryptic #27729

2019-01-28

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Across

1a

Dog or cat: favourite? (7)

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5a

Correct to travel from Sapporo (7)

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9a

Stagger, seeing bank account emptied? (4,4,7)

10a

Chalk here as indicated (2,3)

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11a

Sort of story for solver (9)

12a

Plant could be soft and hairy (9)

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14a

Unhealthy-looking pie (5)

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15a

A bit of cheap, pleasant fruit (5)

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16a

Big country with no coffee (9)

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18a

Newly sold place fell down (9)

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21a

Old flame has stroke as worker abroad (5)

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22a

At which to keep questioning Labour gathering? (5,10)

23a

Refuel hereit goes into aircraft (3,4)

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24a

Scripture factory produces new draft (7)

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Down

1d

Nasty fellow, from the first filthy rich (4,3)

2d

Debugging tool? (6,9)

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3d

Convert badly-made polyester (9)

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4d

From surface of tyre, study this? (5)

5d

Settle dispute with some little tart I brashly picked up (9)

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6d

Survival is regarded with reverence (5)

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7d

It gives more point to your writing (6,9)

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8d

Flats arranged for the cast (7)

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13d

Man donates freely for memorial (9)

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14d

Raffle highly esteemed and new (5,4)

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15d

Entering a large store, parking drink (7)

17d

Allows to go free the wrong way round shops (7)

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19d

Sailing east, moving over area (2,3)

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20d

Ruin portal, smashed by force (2,3)