Guardian Cryptic #27948

2019-10-10

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Across

1a

Cave in reserve with sunfish (7)

5a

Members of artistic movement more than once chucked into ditches (7)

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9a

Different nations meeting (5)

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10a

Live by river? Look for duck (9)

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11a

No room here for a drink (4,6)

12a
21a

Crusades staged for models that have been around a bit (4,4)

14a

A game way of raising money (11)

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18a

Relative almost said 'Neat' (11)

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21a

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22a

Canon's turn to enter form of prayer (10)

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25a

Conclude a wall covering is sterile (9)

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26a

One leaves to throw up a meal (5)

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27a

Poetic inactivity in Lidl (Essex) (7)

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28a

Acts like a predatory cat, eating small sweets? (7)

Down

1d

Second eleven starts acquiring game scorer (6)

2d

Angel who's retiring? (6)

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3d

Sharp, visible illegal tackle to get rid of ball (10)

4d

Wood almost burnt out: the finale for three months (5)

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5d

Firm retires lousy underwear maker (9)

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6d
24d

Stand on branches? Americans do so, rightly (4,4)

7d

Cruel, miserable lives and habitual response (8)

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8d

Celebrated instrument led offit's what cellists do (8)

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13d

Wow academic bishop with currency of very high distinction (6,4)

15d

Gloomy, beset by raging sea, surrender (9)

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16d

Vegetable feature found in unknown ICU configuration (8)

17d

Mocking short French consul's dancing (8)

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19d

Birches planted round Northern resort (6)

20d

Complaint when temperature taken by pushy sort (6)

23d

Swimmer offers resistance in support of gymnast (5)

24d

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