Guardian Cryptic #27739

2019-02-08

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Across

1a

Regular traveller close to lovely European capitals (7)

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5a

Idle adult joins retired mother's country (7)

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9a

Muddled socialist leader removed from seat (5)

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10a

Finding record's finished? Then ask why (9)

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11a

Project vehicle in Star Trek (10)

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12a

Wood has to be chopped up (3)

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14a

Aired ham? (5,7)

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18a

Spilt cod onto shirt? This may straighten things out (12)

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21a

Penny left cat with girl (3)

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22a

Singer kidnaps film-makergood for rival (10)

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25a

Tough English soldiers deserted first and were killed (9)

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26a

Tory or pleb? Not even a metaphor (5)

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27a

As cryptic as solutions? (7)

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28a

Serious being in play by Wilde (7)

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Down

1d

Small steps to rooms (6)

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2d

At university, daughter cooked tea, which is news (6)

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3d

Teacher to shake hand of God (3,7)

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4d

Ancient tree (5)

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5d

Italian town? I'm lost with tense worker and aide (9)

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6d

Love 20% offoooo! (4)

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7d

It's time TV rejected repeats (8)

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8d

A New York wife's present at unknown location (8)

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13d

Fans then scream 'City!' (10)

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15d

Is drink carrier's bubble rising in lines of temperature? (9)

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16d

US district and country trades duck for uranium (8)

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17d

Titan carries books on island, a legendary one (8)

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19d

Disregard first engagement after ring's worn over another (6)

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20d

Holy man supporting Pope Romanus's cardinals, that is (6)

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23d

House deposit (5)

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24d

Woman admits love for footwear (4)

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