Guardian Cryptic #27888

2019-08-01

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Across

1a

Dating an old tennis champion's cool (9)

6a

Neighbour displaying a 26 after sun comes out (4)

10a

Accommodate going back and forth (3,2)

11a

Roman official for and against Muslim ruler having no function (9)

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12a

Potentially the cause of most damage inside a restaurant (7)

13a

White male husband, regularly drunk (7)

14a

'X' on map might show whereabouts of this diabolical theatre's curse (8,5)

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17a

Live with a friend: British female one's put up at the seaside (5,8)

21a

Around one hour in Paris? Sadly, it could fly by (7)

22a

Special quality that's needed by female member of cast (1,6)

24a

One holding 26 in small room shows some intellectual capability (5,4)

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25a

Cut thread ... half of which lost by hesitating? (5)

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26a

Journalist thrown by boy band not working (4)

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27a

Withdraw from sun, with its required effect now lost on 26, largely (5,4)

Down

1d

See way out of folly that's greed (8)

2d

You sell feminist underwear, bottoms only, leading to end of bra? That's radical (5)

3d

An obsession, perhaps, with something found on the French Riviera? (7,7)

4d

Like some trousers to appear hot on high priest (7)

5d

Experts backing spies' routine (7)

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7d

A meal best canned in tin, say (4,5)

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8d

Gift books coming under 'Fiction' (6)

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9d

Was unsure about European wearing the French underwear as outer garments sometimes (6-8)

15d

Show up with energy Mars Bars produced (9)

16d

Extremely large number upset by a new dealer in Cheddar? (8)

18d

Unlucky, like chap that's caught short (7)

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19d

Jaw about everyone before nine in the morning (7)

20d

Bad smell around a wee stunted tree (6)

23d

Roots supply trunk (5)

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