Guardian Cryptic #27755

2019-02-27

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Across

1a

On the ship of love, in a poet's embrace (6)

5a

Elton, holding pants back to front to show spread (8)

9a

Armour section (rented) that's essential for a clot (8)

10a

Old lady gives up a lot of money for carbon fissure (6)

11a

See 22

12a

Castle Cheese pics doctored? (5,5)

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13a

Just the top of roast covered with gravy browning here? (6)

14a

That of one who didn't come clean? (5,3)

16a

Spacewalking scene change, then fade out (8)

19a

Pod's coldnot like Norfolk, it's said (6)

21a

Violation accepted ahead of French battle (10)

23a

See 22

24a

Not all frottage is mean form of discrimination (6)

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25a

Garland & Bishop fool the last great mathematician (8)

26a

Flaw in insignia, which should not be part of a straitjacket (8)

27a

Possible explanation from politician, full of gas (6)

Down

2d

Dressing up seaman having alarming vices when drunk (8,7)

3d

In Part B: Rutherford's primitive form of expression (3,4)

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4d

Succulent cryptic clue is: 'I'd brought round ring' (9)

5d

Save time: break off edge of plank (4,3)

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6d

Hits that come in twos (5)

7d

No dream property would cramp one (7)

8d

Fill in catchword, 'Wicked!'it'll make you feel more cool (4-5,6)

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15d

Repeat sentence about inmate (9)

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17d

At present partly within affluent city (7)

18d

Food involved in Jedi blessing (7)

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20d

How, in USA, change might be presented vocally as anger (7)

22d
23a

'Choc', a material involved in making upmarket attire (9,4)