Guardian Cryptic #27844

2019-06-11

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Across

1a

Old man, German, nods and regularly drops off (7)

5a

Piece of music has to carry a sound (7)

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9a

Men replaced in best part of a squadron (5)

10a

Carpet to decorate with feathers (5,4)

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11a

Repressed, although more vigorous (8,2)

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12a

Fish day (4)

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14a

A new vault over the poles? Much more (3,4,4)

18a

Bodybuilder's fiendish quiz question? (5,6)

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21a

God has no time for a break (4)

22a

Monastery gambling with a million that is shrewdly invested (5,5)

25a

Prime cut available to buy outside hotel entrance (9)

26a

Top of a short run (5)

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27a

Robin perhaps flying in later (7)

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28a

Tenant accepting lease finally to regain admittance (2-5)

Down

1d

Great man has guns to hand (6)

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2d

A painful condition oppresses one rodent (6)

3d

Repeal bold move? Scandalous! (10)

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4d

American city, say, Sir Ken almost roused (5)

5d

I hurl stones, but three caught surprisingly (9)

6d

Players squint (4)

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7d

Gone to outside broadcast carrying disc and record player: just as well (1,4,3)

8d

In prayer, deified sun, gazing up a little (5,3)

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13d

Trojan widow even having love affair, dropping name and securing husband (10)

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15d

Abroad, met implausibly wonderful man (9)

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16d

Spilling blobs, make mess on small disk (8)

17d

One set of books bulky to lift as a whole (8)

19d

Determined where nomads live? (6)

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20d

No black children regularly rejected their raw seafood (6)

23d

One up, we hearon course for this cup? (5)

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24d

No end of religion for this girl (4)

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