Guardian Cryptic #27799

2019-04-19

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Across

1a

Hand over a scene describing The Great Dictator? (7)

5a

Black bishop rings Times about Young Conservatives (7)

10a

Record first of fifty-one starters for Le Mans (4)

11a

A single rock's hiding top lady's shorts (3-7)

12a

Rogue gunmen's state (6)

13a

Community on holiday like beds in caravans (8)

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14a

Friend's about to tolerate knockabout antics (9)

16a

Exponent of 14 fell defending a service (5)

17a

Tender chest after scrubbing front (5)

19a

Writer's Spanish article pricks faint public interest (9)

23a

Wag papers etc during trick (8)

24a

Cup-and-ball in past helping child in tavern (6)

26a

They clean tables with excellent mops (10)

27a

State's mean, cutting time (4)

28a

Improved script about western ceremony (7)

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29a

Fatty Arbuckle, initially poised, cracks up (7)

Down

2d

Joe's over in a small sports bar serving woman (7)

3d

Dandy perhaps stuffs old note in volume (5)

4d

Notice books in the 19? (7)

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6d

Ollie nervously hosts northern playwright (6)

7d

In the Channel Islands everyone has a duty to arrange transport (4,1,4)

8d

Ruler found in school ground (7)

9d

He wants things just so ropes etc fit in buggy (13)

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15d

MC occasionally bears gift after promotion (9)

18d

Pay for a, say, revolting series of frames (7)

20d

Shed light on old school straddling state borders (7)

21d

Cleans feet crossing river (7)

22d

Like early 10s, one's rising fast (6)

25d

Stump male in role reversal (5)