Guardian Cryptic #27784

2019-04-02

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Across

8a

One's not self-sufficient creating work that's bound to be finished (2-6)

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9a

Page in article, very dry and short (6)

10a

Fish around end of jetty as test (3,3)

11a

He repeatedly gets involved with main book in old collection (8)

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12a

Spirit originally from Persia, mostly (4)

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13a

Detention facility not recommended for stoners (10)

15a

Staying outit's hellishly dark (7)

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16a

Bridge as card game (7)

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18a

Is inspiring brain excited with these (8,2)

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19a

Edge attached to side of boater? (4)

20a

Person exploring below porthole, moving right (8)

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22a

Setter's anagram subject to further examination (6)

23a

Producers of serpentine dreads? (6)

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24a

Robs special facility, splitting diamonds and paintings (8)

Down

1d

Text like this many deem tabu (4-6,5)

2d

Lives created in self-reliant way (15)

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3d

Numbers of solutions including old slang turned up in print (10)

4d

Self-reference in book published without purpose (7)

5d

A head among teachers (4)

6d

Completely normal way to enter answer like this (4,3,2,6)

7d

Requires no explanation from small summits, since left is represented (6,3,6)

14d

Something said by self-described birdwatcher? (10)

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17d

A way to travel on horseback (7)

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21d

Stand test of time, like this clue (4)

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