Guardian Cryptic #27771

2019-03-18

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Across

1a

Vocalist embraces wife, one that's promiscuous (7)

5a

Friends on TV? (6)

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9a

Smack around side of face: buzz off! (5,3)

10a

TV station heartless as promoter of beauty products (6)

12a

Entering the marathon, but not for a while (2,3,4,3)

15a

Left in agony, went into decline (10)

17a

Short alert from pager or buzzer (3)

19a

Intimidate Daisy? (3)

20a

Foreknowledge of screen epic to be redistributed (10)

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22a

Porter's work that doesn't follow the rules? (8,4)

26a

Strode around the county (6)

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27a

Tall and skinny, first to go fishing (8)

28a

One knocking a recording artist (6)

29a

Soap with unpleasant conclusion (7)

Down

1d

Beetle, for example, not in special group (4)

2d

A single thing, or a couple (4)

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3d

Bloomer that may come to ruin game (8)

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4d

Approximate area of golf course (5)

6d

Being prepared to receive cash thus in payment? (2,4)

7d

One has no duty to buy this (10)

8d

Rename girl Artful Dodger (10)

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11d

British city shows effect of cuts (6)

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13d

Very gloomy summer, a 5 (10)

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14d

I try weapon out: there's no going back from this (3-3,4)

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16d

Small photo of race (6)

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18d

Hit man who can't afford his own weapon? (5,3)

21d

Clever idea asthmatic has (6)

23d

A lot of money? Splendid! (5)

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24d

They may go spare in your Chinese meal (4)

25d

Like an omelette? For starters, extremely good Greek yoghurt (4)

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