Guardian Cryptic #27924

2019-09-12

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Across

9a

Talk covers an about-turn by the head of ecumenical religious office (9)

10a

What's in author's envelope is fatal, if swallowed by an old lady (5)

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11a

Leaves with story about making Cornish pasty (7)

12a

I am shocked with young and old extremists joining resistance unit (2,2,3)

13a

Slim figure at last is yours! (5)

14a

High level of the gender problem (3,6)

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16a

Open marriage initially helped to clean out film-maker (15)

19a

Talked about less healthy lands covered in heather, bracken and trees (9)

21a

Stomach upset oddly not seen in school disco (5)

22a

Old broken chair engulfed by current (7)

23a

Brush round a French officers' mess once (7)

24a

What may be found in the gut in ulcerative colitis (1,4)

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25a

Jury may be missing one side (6,3)

Down

1d

Nitty-gritty of piles below underwear (5,5)

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2d

Ignorance of Bach's first violin playing (8)

3d

Academic abandons extravagant tie (6)

4d

Flog cash, reducing capital by 50% (4)

5d

A poo gushes out from this part of the digestive system (10)

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6d

This man turned over region chasing ultimate in psychopathic monster (8)

7d

Urge to break into the perimeter of Kashmir's national park (6)

8d

Grain yield report (4)

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14d

Something from Tchaikovsky for Brazil? (10)

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15d

Rising affluence meant 'China era' not as planned (10)

17d

Colonial address back in Nairobi has memories (8)

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18d

One theologian upset over love for cheese (8)

20d

Copper and cook disrupted interloper (6)

21d

Curved kind of oven found in empty chateaux (6)

22d

Help N-Z? (4)

23d

Delight at the start of 'Gimme Shelter' (4)

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