Guardian Cryptic #27934

2019-09-24

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Across

7a

What might get thrown, if pub's beginning meals with no starter (7)

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8a

Rubbish setter, perhaps, but one with tenacious spirit (7)

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9a

Draw? Point for football team, commonly (4)

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10a

State of confusion in Salem about first to tour non-European capital (9)

12a

This female's working as a flying fish catcher (5)

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13a

Cause to look foolish, if improperly fit and lusty (8)

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15a

Ring road in Belgium, around its capital (4)

16a

Song originally on release when backing Prince? (5)

17a

Coin about right for one from these shores (4)

18a

PDSA role in treatment for cats (8)

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20a

Bloody Mary following dance? No harm in it! (5)

21a

Sloth potentially extremely boring? Wrong! (6,3)

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22a

Politician after very good solicitor (4)

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24a

Beastly European old man replaced by West Indian leader (7)

25a

Chap taking the strain? He's a saint (7)

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Down

1d

Novelist with great love for English (4)

2d

Outline result, if arsenic mixed with oxygen (8)

3d

Hamburger, say, as part of hunger management? (6)

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4d

Eejit is senseless, but no b***** nutcase? (8)

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5d

Bit of broccoli left over after essential part cut off (6)

6d

John and Mark seem ominously close (4)

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11d

Lamb, Bacon etc? Try in soups, then stews primarily (9)

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12d

Put up with uniform, initially, when made to wear stockings (5)

14d

Rather lost out as Puck? (5)

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16d

Move to live in the country where river is in swell (8)

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17d

Approximate Spoonerism of which makes another setter make a beastly noise? (8)

19d

Obvious time for a legal statement of grievance (6)

20d

Talk to writer about rubbish setting? (3,3)

21d

Party with odd bits of wine to drink (4)

23d

Nutmeg's sibling is a symbol of authority in the 12 down (4)

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