Guardian Cryptic #27732

2019-01-31

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Across

1a

Letter penned by Thatcher (not the heartless, batty old ruler) (8)

5a

Bishop admitting moon I caught on film (6)

9a

Loud sound from bottomwhat was offensive about it? (7)

10a

Deep trouble on the way? (7)

11a

Three men hold back Arab leader (5)

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12a

Spin result, maybe cutting advantage (4,5)

13a

Fight with male judges and don't get picked to perform(4,3,5)

17a

as these may do in next series (6, 6)

20a

Tramp's unlikely to step on it (4,5)

22a

Join German in pool (5)

23a

New setter looks embarrassed about being passed over (7)

24a

Animal droppings Bill steps in (7)

25a

Mob beginning to riotnot much cover outside (6)

26a

Setting by design hits snag (8)

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Down

1d

Forced development here hurt both earl and duke (6)

2d

Was mother honest about Oscar and daughter? (6)

3d

Apply initially after exercise, right, to stop soreness (9)

4d

Nick's traditional enemies bother showing up to do the job (3,3,7)

6d

Day I flipped over love letters (5)

7d

Emptied pot over me in a rageit smells horrible! (8)

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8d

Natural sprinterslike Johnson and Gatlin, say? (8)

10d

Pat halted orgy, in order to ____ ? (4,4,2,3)

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14d

Many bones broken? Definitely not (2,2,5)

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15d

Posh occasionally: 'I'm last to perform for David?' (8)

16d

Ship and trainhe fiddled both in short (8)

18d

Sheep in main road is right little madam (6)

19d

Dismissing driver's warning, soon fit in (6)

21d

Alert teacher at Eton to truanting (5)