Guardian Cryptic #27781

2019-03-29

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Across

1a

Lakeside parking provided for stars(6)

4a

a great one is fit to work (7)

9a

Is it reasonable not to have a second pint? (9)

10a

Busy, not initially having done very much (2.3) (5)

11a

Editor's leader on the reason for reciting poem (5)

12a

Nobody but Spooner could give us the language of the wisecracker! (9)

13a

Social climber puts about the stuff of the aesthete (7)

15a

Country golf club admits women! (6)

17a

Cutter served in the US Army, 75% retired (6)

19a

Flying team picked up crown prince, then bragged (7)

22a

However, American's the bluntest tool in the box? (9)

24a

Feelings about individual stay in power (5)

26a
6d

Stuart guy prone to make flamboyant bid? (5,9)

27a

By-product of burning food injected to power donkey (4,5)

28a

See 18

29a
25d

Novice winked nervously at auction (3,3,2,3,5)

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Down

1d

Nouveau riche location second to be struck off, substandard (7)

2d

See 29

3d

Tyres we want him to win, we hear (9)

4d

Slowly, stealthily I move here, peer coyly over walls (7)

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5d

Initially, our series where you may question Vishy sacrificing a queen (1,3,1)

6d

See 26

7d

Puzzling form on the upturn, United knocked us out (6)

8d

Covering threes, when having a bet (6)

14d

Page is upset about bloody count not opening vents (9)

16d

Top tip for real trivia nuts, including son heading for Eggheadshe's aiming high (9)

18d
28a

Wife in a photograph with a young rascal (14)

19d

Such as divides old man and young woman, endlessly arising (3,3)

20d

Players' practice over, hitched round London's theatreland (4,3)

21d

List issuer, sly old crook (6)

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23d

Perhaps procured dress very smartly (3,2)

25d

See 29