Guardian Cryptic #27816

2019-05-09

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Across

1a

Importance of parasites coming back, in a manner of speaking (11)

9a

Heavy bones are not just visible with clothing removed (7)

10a

Any person yet to see whisky promoted? (7)

11a

Ulster starts to expect witty imp­rovisation in Irish comedian (5,4)

12a

Captured by spies from the east saying you are made of gold (5)

13a
2d

Some great awful shop (9)

14a

Boss had embraced sweetheart, given honest choice (not half) (4,6)

16a

Six and half a dozen being the same not producing eggs (10)

19a

Bird dived across the pond (4)

20a

Intends to have different names in the same answer (5)

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21a

No pain or gain as ale is drunk (9)

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23a

Gas worried a very young person (7)

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24a

Charge university student implicated in search (7)

25a

Dicky learned that in the West End (11)

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Down

1d

Gives no warning to road users and couldn't care less (6,4,1,4)

2d

See 13

3d

Where Oxonian may dream and breathe? (7)

4d

Change sides with Dr Who to become a ranch hand (7)

5d

One type of power about to switch (8)

6d

Always a sudoku, possibly, for social harmony? (5,1,5,4)

7d

Dump below? (5,8)

8d

Funny man's rice puddingsecond helping arrived, bowl first eaten (4,9)

15d

One loses faith when a male part's not right(8)

17d

and for performance, ultimately a male chemical (7)

18d

Part of hospital in coma (7)

22d

Grow up dear! That's not even cheese! (5)