Guardian Cryptic #27895

2019-08-09

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Across

1a

Without prior help, unruly characters in form drop out (4,7)

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9a
10a

Business conducted outside one US college by theatre cast (7,7)

10a

See 9

11a

Writer needing reason to join dance (9)

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12a

Constant contributor to employ alumni (5)

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13a

Eastern regime brought back torture, any number fleeing (4)

14a

New union member's boss booked family accommodation (10)

16a

Organised peace tours where atmosphere's lacking (5,5)

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19a

Tree from China, source of myrrh (4)

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21a

Hot-headed knight getting out of his glad rags (5)

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22a

Contentious weapons in a vault, with others unopened (4,5)

24a

Parody about Liberal providing winter sports facility (3,4)

25a

Adult paper under discussion (2,5)

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26a

Jar containing dipso's first drink (3,3,5)

Down

1d

Assembly of relatively 9 10 (6,9)

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2d

Leading spinner playing first (2,3)

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3d

More bubbly fluid residues English once disposed of (7)

4d

Delivered cold-weather spray to keep temperature rising (7)

5d

Indestructible clue is appearing regularly in paper (8)

6d

Lead singer's notes? (5,5,5)

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7d

Spotted learner driver taken into police custody (6)

8d

What Daisy and friend did presumably in series 4? (6)

15d

Wrongdoing concealed by angry criminal where lawyers abound (5,3)

16d

Distant Piscean? (6)

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17d

Carriage parking originally halved at public school (7)

18d

Elegant six-footer that aids Sizewell operation (7)

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20d

Scrooge catching Cratchitt's latest name for him (6)

23d

Mac, small one I found in store (5)