Guardian Cryptic #27797

2019-04-17

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Across

1a
19d

Lightweight compiler in trouble with a bunch of pedants (7,6)

5a

Delay use outside America (7)

9a

Said extra large is better (5)

10a

At home in hellprobing Nazi group's sinister quality (9)

11a

They offer treatment to those almost past being cured (10)

12a

It's painful to hear what drinks cost, though not poor (4)

14a

Prick! Empty rhetoric to Welsh about architectural feature (6,6)

18a
24d

Football lover during Fulham tie: "Get off!" (3,9,4)

21a

Take home nursing assistant in the vannice! (4)

22a

'Is it wrong chopping heads off?' (Henry at historic castle) (10)

25a

Complicated procedure in partcurrent government getting hurt (9)

26a

Fell about at firstrelax! (5)

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27a

See 5 down

28a

Vandalised old people's tombs (7)

Down

1d

Hired thug carrying drugs proceeds (4,2)

2d

Writer's account, one side claimed, not at all measured (6)

3d

Improved second-class accom­modation for priest and daughter (10)

4d

Dreads person from flats arguing back (5)

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5d
27a

Doubtful The Sting was Peter's kind of film (9,7)

6d

Did state charity previously lead to scrounging? (4)

7d

At lecture I see (with peachy rear) a vision of loveliness (3,5)

8d

Department's organised but slowit isn't productive (4,4)

13d

Medical head going to follow books of worship (10)

15d

Nobleman's wife coming in to put on show (9)

16d

Endure religious classes with holy man (2,6)

17d

Makes crazy demand to begin withcalled in to get it overturned (8)

19d

See 1 across

20d

Makes rotten drinks in big cups? On the contrary (6)

23d

Upright individual gets nude occasionally (2,3)

24d

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