Guardian Cryptic #27912

2019-08-29

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Across

9a

Current takes rook circling wood (5)

10a

In the habit of being beaten? (9)

11a

Storing spades and hose (9)

12a

Supporter making one smile (1-4)

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13a

Approval of hair arrangement, involving initially uncut diamonds (7)

15a

Look happy to get solution to clue over (5,2)

17a

Fool around near Gulf (5)

18a

M1's gender-specific crew (3)

20a

In Mexico, the inclination for a bender (5)

22a

Old lover, smooth, fast mover (7)

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25a

Isolated figure to expose 'fake news king' (7)

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26a

Desire for drink? No way, given day and position (5)

27a

Rare moth flitting round home in Yorkshire town (9)

30a

Descriptive of a kind of monster novelist: the Old Devil, for a start (5-4)

31a

That's a surprise celebrity (5)

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Down

1d

They take in sarcastic comments (4)

2d

Working without pay? 'Oh, flipping no!', Rex and Ray snapped (8)

3d

Decrepit old thing fails to start music (4)

4d

Exercised caution with Mike's poisonous plant (8)

5d

Gold Coast's heart and soul freely accepts new government envoy (6)

6d

Not everything that was written about game bird by conservation body (10)

7d

Determine position of Imbruglia's top ten hit, led by Gold (6)

8d

An occupier of Eden Avenue's main block (4)

13d

Unsettle sound stage (5)

14d

Part of a line of harmonic accompaniment about to stop (10)

16d

Might have an obligation to reside in Porbandar's outskirts (5)

19d

Diet no-no, munched at this time of day? (8)

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21d

City's bishop about to restrict those with conservative views (8)

23d

Bush needs fix under pressure (6)

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24d

Poor Cats actor finally gets dressed in old corsets (6)

26d

African country's version of takeaway (4)

29d

Old people blossom with one (4)

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