Guardian Cryptic #27933

2019-09-23

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Across

1a

Keep learner in class (6)

4a

A man's drink (7)

9a

Beef about rail chaos? (9)

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10a

One gets the setter to adopt a good appearance (5)

11a

Having second thoughts about obligation to be devout (5)

12a

Metal or salt containing little uranium (9)

13a

A small fastening can alter one's course (7)

15a

Lavish old Bob with drink (4-2)

17a

King is absorbed by subject's global line (6)

19a

Food for Bonfire Night? (7)

22a

Prophets of doom fabricated star's mail (9)

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24a

Ancient English gum (5)

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26a

Many retreat before landowner (5)

27a

Agreement to one playing instrument (9)

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28a

Atonement for one captivated by money (7)

29a

Bedlam can appear on the border (6)

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Down

1d

Set up mine in the arena (7)

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2d

Military cap is used: it's a knockout (5)

3d

Inspect small instrument and be quick about it (4,5)

4d

Talk about sporting event on Sunday (7)

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5d

A politician has one form of defence (5)

6d

Drug tea? It excited a feeling of appreciation (9)

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7d

Girl gets thanks when taking control (6)

8d

Fabric for attorney's cloak (6)

14d

People mobbing a bishop in Reading (9)

16d

Sleep in a container on a mountain (9)

18d

Situation in which bounder falls (7)

19d

Groundwork used to catch fishabout a ton (6)

20d

Reckoning to eat a birdpart of the breast (7)

21d

Bitterness over work and career (6)

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23d

Note academic's position in the field (3-2)

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25d

Pole's longing to be fashionable (5)