Guardian Cryptic #27744

2019-02-14

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Across

8a

Female soldiers lock castle (8)

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9a

Business leader does, perhaps, return stock (5)

10a

Behind main square (4)

11a

Lancaster's collecting new rate for relatives (5-5)

12a

Let Liberal relax with daughter (6)

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14a

Courtesy of chief rival wounded close to Burgundy (8)

15a

Fall over in middle of breezy Oval (7)

17a

Opposed to profits at banks (7)

20a

Garden rubbish primarily encourages sloth, maybe (8)

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22a

The Spanish fly around conflict (6)

23a

Passed front of harbour, also English port (6,4)

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24a

What I've got here contributes to ancient history (4)

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25a

Contented double parking in grass (5)

26a

Tory hunt victory (8)

Down

1d

Predict toll-free trips (8)

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2d

Music group releases recordLet It Be (4)

3d

Magistrates rise to defend a marine boss (3,3)

4d

German city church makes one concentrate (7)

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5d

Helping a person to keep dry (8)

6d

Name place for 50 in corres­pondence (10)

7d

Cutter travelled north to save Italian (6)

13d

Strip for these gaunt ducks (6-4)

16d

Stalls stocking Times replacements (8)

18d

Most daft stories appear in random list (8)

19d

Notice about Queen Victoria's delivery in court (7)

21d

Duke hates novel offering more than one ending (6)

22d

Broadcast unsettled John (6)

24d

Constant regret follows Tory leader (4)