Guardian Cryptic #27881

2019-07-24

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Across

1a
29a

Bravo! Old dope with ego to accommodate states he's(6,6)

4a

something extraordinaryer, claim is open to interpretation! (7)

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9a

Pretend one woman's astride another (9)

10a

Lout runs through bar on ecstasy (5)

11a

Row over quitting house abroad (5)

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12a

Foxy Liberal secured for Strictly (9)

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13a

Deer's foot twisted? Yes (7)

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15a

Retiring head of state gets tattoo showing a real 1 29 (3,3)

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17a

Nomadic people from Niger automatically returned (6)

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19a

Improperly uses lap dance (3,4)

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22a

Boasts about backing 15 (5,4)

24a

A time to go west, where the action is? (5)

26a

Mounts picture finally in bar (5)

27a

As layers are initially peeled off, various characters transform (9)

28a

Accommodation outside hotel about to be reviewed? Certainly (3,4)

29a

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Down

1d

Head of state (joke!) has altercation on the way down here (4,3)

2d

Leader abroad popular for the first time? No (5)

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3d

City keeping cool in case ref shortly gets upset (9)

4d

Can just afford most expensive property for boarders? (7)

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5d

Teacher mounting trapeze, swinging both ways (5)

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6d

Ouch! Blue's hit follower of 18? (9)

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7d

Man or woman going up many levels but not all (6)

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8d

Piles of money (estimate for tax ultimately concealed) (6)

14d

Idiot with clout surprisingly acceptedhe has the means to govern (9)

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16d

Belittle and insult right-wing politician (but turning the volume down) (9)

18d

Produce an abridged version of Chaucercurrent volume retained (4,3)

19d

OK, you might do this to shock (6)

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20d

Gets together a variety of ladiesis Duke not there? (7)

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21d

American largely ignored by people showing judgement (6)

23d

One has put up with interference from special Russian (5)

25d

Green, Philip's heart upliftedthat might make you sick (1,4)

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