Guardian Cryptic #27921

2019-09-09

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Across

8a

Unflappability of working-class men (8)

9a

Sense of time wasted knowing no bounds (5)

10a

One exploits setters about to retire (4)

11a

Met privileged groups carrying large revolvers (10)

12a

Lots of powerless lackeys (6)

14a

Warning triangle is broken (8)

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15a

Part of somebody's Seychelles journey (7)

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17a

Briefly anointed barbarous Boris Johnson? (7)

20a

Male rewriting article using feet (8)

22a

French revolutionary losing clothes in US capital (6)

23a

Tory's buccaneering plot (10)

24a

Dull sound of rubbish piano (4)

25a

Little growth in season once November's gone (5)

26a

Stupid bears smell beastly (8)

Down

1d

Old men perhaps foil security measure (8)

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2d

First of advance military units reach river on the Russian-Chinese border (4)

3d

Against poetry being recited (6)

4d

Wrong to assume husband butts in here (7)

5d

Most inactive and poorly during Second International (8)

6d

Help idiot start to improve posture (10)

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7d

Lower status of French ace (6)

13d

When all else fails, option Carry On Cleethorpes? (4,6)

16d

Gets excited over detailed porcelain plates (8)

18d

Bitterness of American crook, regularly missing bounty (8)

19d

Content to leave alcohol, rising QC consumes a lime and soda? (7)

21d

Selfishness perhaps is in order (6)

22d

Tipsy Chechens, full of spirit (6)

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24d

Girls losing useful devices in coach seats (4)