Guardian Cryptic #27862

2019-07-02

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Across

9a

Cool monster bananas at the core (9)

10a

Employ a drawing technique scheme (5)

11a

American rock band missing the openings (5)

12a

Republican traitor dipped into Green's account (9)

13a

A politician opens shelter for bottom dweller (7)

14a

Emissiontax to the limit (7)

17a

'Noble Love': Dior's ultimate sun blocker (5)

19a

Blood types associated with small muscles (3)

20a

Revolver with tilt (5)

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21a

Vital energy versus wine (7)

22a

Overindulgent type who gives the game away (7)

24a

One telling stories about Grand Union's first governor (9)

26a

Unnamed duck could be anything at all (5)

28a

Check recipe appropriated by cook (5)

29a

Wilful, per se, Ted's one to put his foot down (9)

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Down

1d

Light that was painful got rid of snake (4)

2d

Large body needs serene old hat (6)

3d

Iron Duke's hierarchical inferior, a media tyrant (5,5)

4d

Hood taking gamble round about the end of Prohibition (6)

5d

Sports event officials opening course (8)

6d

Birdtry moving back to front (4)

7d

Insolent manner of singer Smith knocking off piano duet badly (8)

8d

Oxford mule? (4)

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13d

Temperature settings protecting a very old ruin (5)

15d

Tell me your modus operandi in a difficult situation (3-2-3-2)

16d

Tradesperson put in the spotlight again on getting a rise (5)

18d

Artist preserved by mean fish! (8)

19d

Searching appraisal makes one drunk cite DTs (4,4)

22d

Stones, on the loose, needing new guard (6)

23d

Puts a match to offal (6)

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24d

Polish end of Grimsby port (4)

25d

Rest day song (4)

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27d

Port, in difficulty, relocates (4)

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