Guardian Cryptic #27760

2019-03-05

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Across

1a

Container in mind for rifle (7)

5a

Put in anglein briefly? (7)

10a

Star group written about in contemporary literature (4)

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11a

Sudden pain working for plant (10)

12a

Some criminal, in earnest, going straight (6)

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13a

In a particular way, maybe the Guardian's saved in time (8)

14a

Leader May franticsomething cooked up in advance (5,4)

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16a

See 8

17a

Grapes not available then? Fleeced? (5)

19a

Minute error initially in damaged travel pass (3,6)

23a

Embarrassing blunder by black­guard, fellow punching bore (8)

24a
29a

Tory with top story thus appearing in many papers (6,7)

26a

Article secured by French detectivesfor a tanner? (6,4)

27a

Ferry terminal in Felixstowe has shot ahead (4)

28a

Sentence perhaps key, last of many by writer (7)

29a

See 24

Down

2d

No matter when, party in the end consumed by self-loathing? (7)

3d
6d

Ridiculously bad cabinet minister ultimately a boring tool (5,3,3)

4d

Hypothetical solution to sum never extremely diabolical (7)

6d

See 3

7d

I slid coat off, relaxed after being pumped up? (9)

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8d
16a

Tories all repent, not half flounderinglook away, if you don't want to know! (7,5)

9d

Player catching a target with smooth stone (6,7)

15d
18d

'Dress in a state', declares expert fashion designer (9,7)

18d

See 15

20d

Balls move from side to side after Tottenham taking the lead? (7)

21d

Creole tune originally played as synthesised music (7)

22d

Awfully clean on top of table, surgeon's knife (6)

25d

Were a couple old-fashioned? (5)

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