Guardian Cryptic #27821

2019-05-15

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Across

1a

Baseball player's gear suitable for athletes (9)

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6a
9a

Like an athlete now running with sudden passion (2,3,4,2,3,6)

9a

See 6

10a

Tempting food I introduced to club (4)

11a

Regret returning down under, sole region sharing its bread (8)

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14a

It's barely legal abroad (4,5)

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15a

Society's branch register (5)

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16a

Conservative party's desire? (5)

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18a

In fun, publish unbound novel with ingratiating words (9)

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20a

Spread out, following teacher precipitately (8)

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21a

Complaint of US soldier largely ignored (4)

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25a

Unusually mature Derby poet, 37 or so (4,11)

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26a

Passage from paper is read back (5)

27a

Over the moon in darkness? (9)

Down

1d

During the Raj, Sir Henry stops prejudice rising (5)

2d

Love changes female organs (7)

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3d

Squashed parrot's foot on perch (4)

4d

French actor the worse for wear, we're told (4)

5d

Lively pal and I keeping punter busy before match (10)

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6d

Heretic in occasional outbursts striking a priest's bottom (10)

7d

Tiny ledge for climber to view, lacking breadth (7)

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8d

Very next note dropped by me in bank (9)

12d

Dependent nations worried liberal outsiders in places (10)

13d

Like the compulsive buyer heading off in a rage? (7,3)

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14d

Spooner's pressman commiss­ions famous cricketer (4,5)

17d

Stop a squad playing (7)

19d

Fragrance in Paris that breaks spell (7)

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22d

Lay out pound in old coins (5)

23d

Timber trade (4)

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24d

Suppress government's initial report (4)