Guardian Cryptic #27838

2019-06-04

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Across

9a

Lots of stories? Maybe Burgess keeps record, releasing any number (9)

10a

A mother's one who wrote animal tales (5)

11a

American author being without power to engage me (7)

12a

Little child in stories making understatement (7)

13a

Haggard writer who is on a journey? (5)

14a

Two groups of stars putting out ace literary collections (9)

16a

Mother's boy is lad turning into an Oxford man of books (3,6,6)

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19a

Authors rested with girl, having crossed street (9)

21a

Book from those academics (5)

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22a

American author presents fat emperor coming to premature end (7)

23a

Books taking a time to get fantastic sales (7)

24a

SF author in small city (5)

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25a

French author turning green, zeal destroyednothing penned (5,4)

Down

1d

Ambitious professionals air secrets freely (10)

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2d

A carer said to be one who listens (8)

3d

Cat, one in the doctor's surgery? (6)

4d

Firm concerned with making money (4)

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5d

Friend's travelling north, needing public transport schedules (10)

6d

Capital city worker, one in the past undermining society (8)

7d

Viewers' angles taken on board by American thinkers (6)

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8d

Goddess is number one female (4)

14d

Males arise to be trained for Buddhist institutions (10)

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15d

Shaky alarms repaired without a high-level security officer (3,7)

17d

Difficulty of driver initially getting into gear (8)

18d

Keeps going, getting to peak as the final destination (4,4)

20d

Loveless Germanic god has everyone in bondage (6)

21d

Endless inferno encountered in protective headgear (6)

22d

Grass as a rule needing nitrogen (4)

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23d

Not much attire, going topless (1,3)