Guardian Cryptic #27911

2019-08-28

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Across

1a

Senior ministers start to carp somewhat about Tyneside (7)

5a

American city wife meets business­man for some action (7)

10a

Hull husband abandons hunt (4)

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11a

Dynamic, inspiring Conservative states case (10)

12a

A drink involving big cups makes sense (4,2)

13a

Northern bloke invested in diamonds, for example (8)

14a

After setback, English teacher made error at Rugby (7,2)

16a

Screen caller, picking out just what's needed (5)

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17a

Purpose at home? Cutting grass (5)

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19a

Smart one from Peebles tracks fraud (9)

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23a

E-number? Notice it in unpleasant joint (8)

24a

Idea's impracticable without one (6)

26a

Translate an edition about whiskey everywhere (10)

27a

Gang of backsliding yobs arrest­ed, having broken this? (4)

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28a

Dickens clink, ordinary version of it holding 500 (3,4)

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29a

Check power in Beetle perhaps (7)

Down

2d

A bishop with touching lack of restraint (7)

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3d

Upset friends met indoors, some of them couples (5)

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4d

13's old enough (7)

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6d

Judge Jenny? (6)

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7d

No one is controlling tense revolutionary state (9)

8d

Where there's nothing to cook coq au vin? No question (2,5)

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9d

He and I twice wrestled with NHS Prozac complaint (13)

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15d

Proviso concerning speech about to take precedence (9)

18d

Weird old dance captivates daughters (7)

20d

New place to start hole in jail's cafeteria (7)

21d

Greek character, doctor in charge of lozenge (7)

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22d

Every so often pair can pinch a piece of cake (6)

25d

March split up crossing mountain top (5)