Guardian Cryptic #27864

2019-07-04

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Across

5a

Writer pockets tenpence piece in the cinema (6)

6a

Ally in war zone shows weapon there (6)

9a

Group receiving right fare (6)

10a

Figure seizing hotel involved in fund-raiser (8)

11a

Rude message arranged to include sign of affection (4)

12a

What's always very cool way to follow hairstyles (10)

13a

Left chap kind of cross about English classification of the across solutions? (11)

18a

Guy with pet, one with leg break (10)

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21a

Speaker pens line, about to publish online (4)

22a

British country church, in which men bond (8)

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23a

Porridge maybe in breakfasts it complements (6)

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24a

Political crisis took hold, overwhelming monarch (6)

25a

Ugly little creature welcomes electronic information about make-up (6)

Down

1d

Officer playing rotten old horn (8)

2d

Accident to an extent inter­rupting plan (6)

3d

How post gets around vegetable market, according to Spooner (4,4)

4d

Clergyman to go off with fool to the north (6)

5d

Carried nothing in island (6)

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7d

A boring wet lefty (6)

8d

Aren't diesel trains made to last? (11)

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14d

During work, drops greasy product (5,3)

15d

Drive in range, with ball cutting in (8)

16d

Beating cheers up hard little boy (6)

17d

Second sort of wine is sour (6)

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19d

Chatter about current leader with a stammer on the rise (6)

20d

Not a single compiler scoffed (6)