Guardian Cryptic #27925

2019-09-13

Solve on Guardian →

Across

8a

Liqueur in 15 (8)

9a

Round window beginning to open in European city (6)

10a

Friend friendly, though not originally (4)

11a

Jersey, say, female 15 put on chap, unfinished (4,6)

12a

One in form again after tossing over sausage (6)

14a

15 presented with an award before day's end (8)

15a

Furniture item fool perhaps shortened to get round corner, finally (7)

17a

All over the place, drunk, empty bottles (7)

20a

Garment: gear regularly kept in 15 (8)

22a

Wine has run out for curry dish (6)

23a

US medal Jack stuck on old US comedian (6,4)

24a
2d

Lead lost in fencing, is that my sport? (8)

25a

15's artery leaving heart (6)

26a

Winger gets it on target, surprisingly (5,3)

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Down

1d

Old European line for 15 (8)

2d

See 24 across

3d

Brick dropped on head of raging foreman (6)

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4d

Pen capturing the Guardian's spirit (7)

5d

Mint carrying starter of quality, a kind of light dish (3,2,3)

6d

Still without a Poet Laureate? (10)

7d

Brief assault with hard stick (6)

13d

Love essentially is ending, unfortunately, sinking very fast (10)

16d

Bully lingered in ring, once (8)

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18d

15 with a cut sent up, still (8)

19d

Two legs acting? (2,5)

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21d

A gentle land (6)

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22d

Dealer in fine textiles, Queen impressed by a Scottish version of herself? (6)

24d

Reportedly, I didn't catch that old mechanical engineer (4)