Guardian Cryptic #27735

2019-02-04

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Across

1a

Sultan's companion consuming a sauce (6)

4a

Girl coming out meets teacher returning rubbish (6)

9a

A delay brought about celebration (4)

10a

Trip in the dark becoming horizontal at home with complaint (7,3)

11a

Awkward ascent in carriage (6)

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12a

Casual worker's former model (8)

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13a

Club entertains queen in restaurant (9)

15a

Teacher seizes a shirt in uproar (4)

16a

Bloody unusual (4)

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17a

Star born during expedition (9)

21a

Catch the eye of porter apprehending joiner (5,3)

22a

Win earned fraudulently (6)

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24a

Small drinks for church representatives (5,5)

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25a

Premature eruption (4)

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26a

Old fool makes a full stop approaching a road (6)

27a

Still in the theatre stalls (2,4)

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Down

1d

Trading vessel or schooner may rest on it (7)

2d

Pick up king's knight (5)

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3d

Go in front making president withdraw (7)

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5d

Puzzle-solving in game (6)

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6d

Governor put transport officer in uniform (9)

7d

Runs tea dance? It's a stroll! (7)

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8d

Show managed its seedy worst (4,4,5)

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14d

Most unusual oven, in two ways (9)

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16d

County routine on moor (7)

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18d

Woman gets to lie down? That's the height of ambition! (7)

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19d

Tory leader managed to settle in conveyance (7)

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20d

Hacker said to be safe (6)

23d

Greek leader in ominous lament (5)