Guardian Cryptic #27840

2019-06-06

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Across

8a

Cigarette covering to break away (5,3)

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9a

Come from a stream back-to-front (6)

10a

About to get tax break (6)

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11a

Seizing queen with kiss, her partner loses face (8)

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12a

Female characters in the United Nations (4)

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13a

Flying in Hackney's hair-raising? (10)

15a

Twirling arms and moving leg to show affection (7)

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16a

Inauspicious literary work by Bill (7)

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18a

Biblical event which is thought to be true (10)

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19a

On which to sit, or stand nearly upright (4)

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20a

Soldier's bound to store paper in present place (4,4)

22a

DIY nut working without order (6)

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23a

Smelly plant leaves large on a fungus (6)

24a

Beginning to solicit, these people pick up farm workers (8)

Down

1d

Spear thrown over rocks to try new activities (6,4,5)

2d

Vigorously approve of crooks kidnapping French drunk (4,11)

3d

Rubbish records about love by Wham! (10)

4d

Flings with a couple of fellows affected behaviour (7)

5d

Women clad in cooler colour (4)

6d

Politician Brits execrate violently online (6,9)

7d

Paper that's still popular and good quality (7,8)

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14d

Agreements to work wearing prostheses (10)

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17d

Feeble desire to capture little monkey (7)

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21d

A white pawn (4)

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