Guardian Cryptic #27748

2019-02-19

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Across

1a

Scenes of ecstasy in boozers (7)

5a

Hardy character on Tube briefly welcoming woman (7)

9a

Stalk Spanish hero, returning after exercises (7)

10a

Composer dismissing Vivaldi's first quintet in B (7)

11a

Rambling tirade on single point (9)

12a

Enduring shock waves (5)

13a

Fit cook gutting halibut (5)

15a

Arachne admires Cape Wrath (9)

17a

Before taking off partner's clothes, firstly extinguish flash lamp (9)

19a

Temporary work welcomed by young boxer? (3-2)

22a

Subsequently float the ark on a regular basis (5)

23a

Broadcast in support of scandal involving dad (9)

25a

Despicable, glib neo-liberal (7)

26a

Touch parts of mouth and of eye socket (7)

27a

Disaster outraged young nurses (7)

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28a

Met chap who works on the railways? (7)

Down

1d

Quiet seaside walk to south of Long Island, more than fresh! (7)

2d

Dictator's pampering young swimmer (7)

3d

Oddly shun clout, career and money (5)

4d

Watches a fly going this way and that (3-6)

5d

Inwardly shy baby with quirk (5)

6d

Half-heartedly approaches rotting pile of rubbish (5,4)

7d

Extremity or side, not middle or back (7)

8d

Eighth of dentists busy with small cavities (7)

14d

Mediocre, desolate bunch turned up with empty luggage (9)

16d

Branch of science applied to masonry (9)

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17d

One predicting future of maverick A-list MP (7)

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18d

Toes in a revolting state (7)

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20d

Elephant ominously circling ghostly figure (7)

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21d

In advance, arrange schoolwork on computer network (7)

23d

Shame about me ignoring male devotion (5)

24d

Retired doctors upset about cautionary sign (5)