Guardian Cryptic #27825

2019-05-20

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Across

1a

Mother's request for silk (6)

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5a

Wisdom in town with elderly tourists? (8)

9a

No BAME person would spin such a harmless story (5,3)

10a

Swears at area transport (6)

11a

Partner briefly I used to connect with (2-2)

12a

Thinking timid agent needs replacing (10)

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13a

Still relaxing (2,4)

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14a

Recipe ingredients x-rayed, suspiciously found across motorway (5-3)

16a

Break time at school? (4-4)

19a

Sort of house, nothing secret when in it (6)

21a

Shock as canal sides crumble (10)

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23a

The first colour? (4)

24a

Attractive cave reached round river (6)

25a

Be a soldier without sleeves, do we hear? (4,4)

26a

In rear limb, large scab (8)

27a

Judge's job is tedious (6)

Down

2d

Book Silent Night, for one (1,9,5)

3d

Step into A&E, Fred! (7)

4d

Like Metro to travel a distance (9)

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5d

Extravagant poet? (7)

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6d

Enormous pair of soldiers (5)

7d

Run through Cumbria, sayit's rural (7)

8d

Book male unseen (3,9,3)

15d

Dessert created by small program with skill (5,4)

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17d

Enthusiast I dressed in flowing caftan (7)

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18d

Result of operation of prison sewer? (7)

20d

Grab woman who's on the streets (3,4)

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22d

Some coral with a heavy price (5)