Guardian Cryptic #27768

2019-03-14

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Across

1a

Sleeping on the streets in support of aristocrat (3,3,3,5)

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8a

Worm's bit of good luck (5)

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9a

Delighted with next July: it's pants without clothes! (8)

11a

Nice expensive copy insidenot so expensive (7)

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12a

Finally, mountain climb is beginning (7)

13a
19d

Where flies are unfair (5,3,4)

15a

St Stephen's lower, discarded greeting (6,3)

17a

Spongy clue for boars? (9)

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20a

Capturing part of the city (5)

21a

Cancellation period definite (7)

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23a

Grants immunity to plotter, primarily involved in Semtex explosion (7)

25a

In dunce's cap, a delinquent frolic (8)

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26a

Premium oil mixed in this? (5)

27a

Finally, Dilys and Victor in a bed, cavortingperhaps they'll be given a last-minute reprieve (5,2,3,4)

Down

1d

Polar feature (and creature) in present incumbent (6,6)

2d

The curtain rising over a lull in hostilities (5)

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3d

Somehow prove it hurts the Queen to conquer (9)

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4d

Bather unexpectedly catching cold is a sign of cancer (3,4)

5d

Biannual event is mostly horse and bull (7)

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6d

Pledges to serve cereal in hospital? On the contrary! (5)

7d

Should one engage with errand to attend literacy class? (3-6)

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10d

Sally sitting around, motionless (7,5)

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14d

Thrice adrift? (4,2,3)

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16d

Derelict and remote cathedral (5,4)

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18d

Young female or male caught up in tangled web (3.4) (7)

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19d

See 13

22d

Guest argues regularly as a matter of habit (5)

24d

Call that's mostly fraudulent (5)

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