Guardian Cryptic #27779

2019-03-27

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Across

1a

Note Islamic rebels will provide doctrine (9)

6a

Flipping R&B, something that bores The Clash (5)

9a

Expert in shooting stars, after day in Paris probing boson (15)

10a

Old-fashioned person's parties (4)

11a

Graduate set to succeed in an important way (4,4)

14a

Unrivalled lover hasn't finished spiritual texts (9)

15a

Used aid for driving across western river (5)

16a

Explosive beginning, in which the first person appears late (5)

18a

Fairly charge to keep wild bear back from family (9)

20a

He is one running Tangiers (5,3)

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21a

One may have a bite of taste from the east (4)

25a

Electorate, in end, agitated for European Union (7,8)

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26a

A little bit of wine? Cork it at first (5)

27a

Readiness to lose belief without very good deed (9)

Down

1d

Knocked up humus, say, because it's tasty (5)

2d

Dish of food with eg cherry around (7)

3d

Unidentified person gets a rebuff from the French (4)

4d

Crook's confession: it's seen in church (4)

5d

Americans who rocked up have roofing skills like tradespeople (10)

6d

Think British must get terrible weather (10)

7d

Vacuous account about odd figure (7)

8d

Treat Lady Gaga, giving present (6-3)

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12d

What solicitor did, brought in to defend international group (10)

13d

It's taken away from rough brute's hand (10)

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14d

River's captured by writers with no change at all? (9)

17d

Speaker who gives brief messages (7)

19d

Boy meets girl, one from part of Asia (7)

22d

It's not us dressing right for some heat (5)

23d

Swell until at great volume (4)

24d

Studied Dante's collected verse works (4)

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