Guardian Cryptic #27850

2019-06-18

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Across

1a
12a

'Hip!', Alma tells powerful connections (7,2,4,6)

6a

See 1

8a

Dire accommodation had little impact (4,4)

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9a
25a

Best hot chicken pub's servedfellow tucking in (4,2,3,5)

10a

Disallow try by a Northampton flankerdead right! (4,2)

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11a

'Roger Taylor is inside' (Queen fan) (8)

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12a

See 1

15a

Issue stops champs returning for final appearance (4,4)

16a

See 7

19a

Hamper's backstarts to eat ravenously (6)

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21a

Nothing live on TV till The Voice (8)

22a

Date Times girl finally acceptedfor pay (6)

24a

Gripped by desire, regularly touch stripper (6)

25a

See 9

26a

Switch expected following long-standing enmity (4)

27a

Table-topper's manager going back to before 2nd April (6,3)

Down

1d

'With body to die for', agreed about divine creature (5)

2d

Bad good? One senior officer's admitting this doesn't make sense (7)

3d

End of comedian's only funny material (5)

4d

Crosses line out in Juvenal's work (7)

5d

A minor skin problem (5,4)

6d

Annoyed they're going up (7)

7d
16a

Doctor in US does enough for rollickingthat's characteristic (4,5,2,6)

13d

Leaflet on bats ignored (4,5)

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14d

Hal's fielding position? (5,4)

17d

Duo getting frisky with nuns? That's doubtful! (7)

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18d

Frequently stops with not much money raised, though it will cover accommodation (7)

20d

Bid that liberal America would welcome? (2-5)

22d

Material audience's influenced (5)

23d

Felicity's content, not being banned (5)