Guardian Cryptic #27778

2019-03-26

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Across

1a

Lavished compliments on sliced bread and pies (9)

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6a

Sport contest involves energy (4)

8a

Fruit left worker in trouble (8)

9a

Opening of Premier League displayed in perfect colour (6)

10a

New mood musicmissing old CD with heavy metal? (6)

11a

Song about adult with a curse (8)

12a

Meal of diced red onion when old duck's off (6)

15a

Shoes for winter runners? (8)

16a

Senior citizen, over 50, chopped wood by hand (3,5)

19a

Solver, this is not one for boys and girls (6)

21a

They're found in fancy theme bars, not hotel (8)

22a

Jack hopes to work for patriarch (6)

24a

Promoted team's benefit (6)

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25a

Provided case of rosé, entertaining finale with wine (8)

26a

It's a bore producing clothes for TV (4)

27a

Informal religious group's friend, possibly Mary (5,4)

Down

1d

Second measures of whisky (5)

2d

A penny? Uproar about taking new income (7)

3d

A hit record's held at 17 (5)

4d

Shoes made hard as nails once hair's been cut (7)

5d

God stifles publicity over Bible's corruption (9)

6d

Adore drop of wine or drink, gaining a little happiness (7)

7d

Everything and nothinganimated TV character's linguistic unit (9)

13d

I shall smash tree over politician in a bad mood (3,6)

14d

They search odd planet gathering germanium (9)

17d

Advance notice making East trade with West (7)

18d

Opening numbers by Turkey and Israel (7)

20d

Recall an oath? You said wrong answer (7)

22d

Might she spin a good yarn? (5)

23d

Goodness! Shame drug's injected (5)