Guardian Cryptic #27783

2019-04-01

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Across

1a

What beer maker does by the book (7)

5a

Delivered from appalling deceit by rector (7)

9a

Fire's worse than this, they say (6,3)

10a

Briefly, it is going to make fabric (5)

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11a

Omit captain (4)

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14a

Foreigner's reason to travel (6)

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15a

Journalist's self-introduction to make a stir (7)

16a

Fixed arrangement with Edward (7)

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18a

Good worker on railway platform (6)

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20a

Throw fruit at singer (5,5)

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21a

Fool of a fielder finally dropped (4)

24a

Old railway company acquires one ship (5)

25a

Flowing stream meets obstruction in its canals? (9)

26a

Contemptuously treat group going to break up (7)

27a

Ruin meal, introducing a bit of controversy (7)

Down

1d

Lifts paper he's holding (5)

2d

Stall: obtain herb here, they say (3,4)

3d

Concerned to trap seabird (4)

4d

Law of give and take? (6,3,6)

5d

Agonising errors ruined children's game (4-1-4,1,5)

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6d

Stealing pet that's briefly asleep? (10)

7d

Cause to laugh about river becoming thin stream (7)

8d

Wrong suit led is weakening (7)

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13d

Country OK? No, rather bad (5,5)

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16d

The best came first, drunk (7)

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17d

Maul poor current students and one old one (7)

19d

Make conveniently bigger summary (5,2)

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22d

Primate said to be capital (5)

23d

Exercise and sport in the country (4)

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