Guardian Cryptic #27883

2019-07-26

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Across

1a

Sly peep around catches one in fit condition (8)

5a

Latitude given by king, subject admits (6)

9a

Show anger with ornament ratings here (5,4)

11a

A bit like Balmoral's hot stuff? (5)

12a

Campaigner's initial boost when running (12)

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15a

Fellow on edge may do so (4)

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16a

Rash from a French ruler unlike Louis le Gros? (10)

18a

Expelling or striking guards (10)

19a

He leaves Trojan woman in island (4)

21a

Setter with Observer: all new and very puzzling (12)

24a

Pulse of a police officer touring this country (5)

25a

Tender, saymoving or not! (9)

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26a

Online version of Macbeth is a gas (6)

27a

American behind bars perhaps shot (2,3,3)

Down

1d

Keep tabs on vacuous liarsthey're slippery (4)

2d

State protected in biowarfare (4)

3d

Stood up on end of bride's dress (6)

4d

They restore millions pocketed by retail crew (8,5)

6d

Problem clues like this will be good after exercise (3-5)

7d

Promising support, promises to support it (10)

8d

Sob quietly to put on weight? One must be cracked (10)

10d

Plot with king's knight welcoming long warning to swordsmen (7,6)

13d

Lingering impression it's time Farage is off (5-5)

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14d

Lady Chatterley's Lover, say, in some long grass, of course? (3,2,5)

17d

Dividing is thus splitting numbers up (8)

20d

Draw back and head of lion seized by bird (6)

22d

Stuff from down under is alcohol (4)

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23d

Lake by that ancient French city (4)

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