Guardian Cryptic #27899

2019-08-14

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Across

1a

Oily charm from judge leaving meeting (7)

5a

Bethlehem visitors find retri­bution, returning with one change of direction (4,3)

9a

X, mark probing new evidence of collisionget the law! (3,12)

10a

Hear one welcoming woman (5)

11a

One supporting and backing American composer (9)

12a

Unexpectedly arrived during tea, drunk on this? (5,4)

14a

Part of Africa has bounced back well, if intermittently (5)

15a

Russian bishop's prayer not working (5)

16a

Put into shape, because tangled (9)

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18a

Sort of personality: international Mars explorer has tons (9)

21a

Brave but missing first chance (5)

22a

Pronounced sorrow with board game where finance dictates policy (6,9)

23a

Having no hope of fixing 24 (7)

24a

Showed approval of 23 being freed (7)

Down

1d

Nervous in court, cramped (7)

2d

Hypocritical speaker to cover least bad book (10,5)

3d

Devotees, cricket match being over, not now on square (9)

4d

Roman city's northern half taken over (5)

5d

Turns to catch the sound of sudden change of air (4,5)

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6d

Succinct treatise from small religious community (5)

7d

Are they sent for if popes, say, act so strangely? (3,2,5,5)

8d

Through this shortly I'll snort horribly (7)

13d

Batting, force one senior man away from boundary (9)

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14d

Imitation marble is logical as could be (9)

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15d

Deprived of sense, incorrectly bound to accept Liberal (7)

17d

Unmoved as grass has stained coat (3-4)

19d

US city with no motorway? I am surprised (5)

20d

A little more drink for toasting new pet? (3-2)