Guardian Cryptic #27871

2019-07-12

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Across

1a

Fine to recycle cans and waste (6)

4a

Locks up with this chainorgy without clothes to tear (8)

9a

Poison a river covered by smoke (6)

10a

Telltale sign person lacking news to spread? (8)

11a

Side One's ending: McCartney's hit playing (10,4)

13a

Weed in tent! Help me out (4,6)

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14a

Airline left India for island (4)

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16a

Nasty one's after Tramp (4)

18a

Touching story about one that's capable of working again (10)

21a

Treatment of tooth and nerve: cure available without licence (4-3-7)

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23a

Comedy character by hotelpriest on show came down (8)

24a

Go anaemic, tablets individually knocked back (6)

25a

Remain on chair with this? (8)

26a

Shave head of Britney Spears balder (6)

Down

1d

Stone cut film (4)

2d

Rage, holding rounds for gun (7)

3d

Team without competition to enter (8)

5d

Drink drivers taking short month off work (11)

6d

Holiday place with empty restaurant: stood up inside (6)

7d

Copy salesman? Booze picked up by some? (7)

8d

Conga? Are members forced to follow it? (5,4)

12d

High-end property? Old tree, fellers cut into sections (11)

13d

Quack from duck below nest on way (9)

15d

Scales going up fully, needs to get trim on top (8)

17d

Red Arrows initially came flying over independent country (7)

19d

Set of regulars to barmen: 'We pour over barrel here, perhaps' (7)

20d

Film singer, one impresses (6)

22d

Put on weight to get attention (4)