Guardian Cryptic #27855

2019-06-24

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Across

8a

Flag not allowed to fade (5,3)

9a

Young cow assistant provided for record (6)

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10a

Colleagues contracted fever (4)

11a

Grim pastor sent a messenger (10)

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12a

God briefly featured in extremely bad narrative poem (6)

14a

Cuts covering sole of unusual old footwear (8)

15a

Check drug consumption in bed (7)

17a

Sharing a male ancestor, American's acting strangely (7)

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20a

English clergyman holds prayer for printmaker (8)

22a
24d

Literary poser arranged orgy with Queen Diana (6,4)

23a

Secure middle slice of aubergine cake (10)

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24a

Refuse to ignore date in dress (4)

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25a

Celebrity leader of evensong currently taking part in service (6)

26a

Example of popular opinion (8)

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Down

1d

Sound unit on stage in European capital (8)

2d

The best container for plant? (4)

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3d

Secret service keen to protect old Nazis (6)

4d

Male holding gold close to the place for keeping things (7)

5d

Moving record of struggle to get hold of fruit (5,3)

6d

Musician in band joining old celebrity at end of career (5,5)

7d

Keep following live act (6)

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13d

Rescue Queen drowning in drink (10)

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16d

Agreement to place kitchen equipment in tin close to teapot (8)

18d

Embroidered train covered in diamonds just like that (2,1,5)

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19d

Workers breaking into song found in South Caucasia (7)

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21d

Carnation finally put away for groom (6)

22d

Criticism set out in abstract (6)

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24d

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