Guardian Cryptic #27769

2019-03-15

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Across

8a

Privately, artist arrived? (2,6)

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9a

Break up as miserable, ending in divorce (5)

10a

Back in March, courthouse, school and shop all closing (4)

11a

Victoria, say, welcoming almost everyone with posh greeting (10)

12a

Revolutionary pitched with other ranks on the counter (6)

14a

Domestic equipment silent after breaking in America (8)

15a

Trees in a thicket cleared initially (2,5)

17a

Suspiciously civil originally, a snake unfortunately constricts (7)

20a

Infirm, old or ancient at the outset, terrible state (8)

22a

Player finding water in Aber­deenshire before birdie (6)

23a

Loading old weapon, smarten oneself up a little (10)

24a

Donkey uninjured, rescued by yours truly (4)

25a

Mug people making pianos? No way! (5)

26a

Cheating male ultimately in wild rut with lady (8)

Down

1d

Virgin Queen's gone in to communicate (8)

2d

Stay in temporary home that's affected (4)

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3d

Building company securing tenements after evacuation, we must leave (4,2)

4d

Heartless love, something superficial and hard about it (7)

5d

Perfectly clean vessel, topsail partly up (8)

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6d

Place with book stores has maybe shown up (3,2,5)

7d

Wind after winter, therefore, ends: spring back (6)

13d

Extinct arthropods, one preserved in lobster, it could be? (10)

16d

How far across? Most vulnerable man is hiding (8)

18d

Items pulled, unhinged (8)

19d

Break wind idly and hiccup audibly, ordering starters (7)

21d

Pages breaking free skimmed off counter (6)

22d

Trench expected shortly to get disease (6)

24d

Final move for couple (4)

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