Guardian Cryptic #27953

2019-10-16

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Across

1a
21d

King has a change of heart initially, having to trample over crusader (6,7)

4a

See 1

9a

Frustrating skin defect in article (9)

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10a

Stand in line to hear writer die as such (5)

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11a

Religion is a bit of a growth industry (5)

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12a

Plenty in support of amalgamation (9)

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13a

From the East, an aroma is emerging (7)

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15a

In France, you read Italian (6)

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17a

Tour Iran, plus half the planet (6)

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19a

Request tree-lined square borders (7)

22a

They say solver had dinner late to lose strength (9)

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24a

Turned up really loud, music essentially is pants (5)

26a

A number are into computers (5)

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27a

Right fuss after outrageous speed: it's criminal (9)

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28a
29a

Extremely undemocratic to interrupt the development of nearly green power generation (7,6)

29a

See 28

Down

1d

Keen to welcome both long and terribly grand plot for production (7,6)

2d

Here Ryde is an American (5)

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3d

Strong as Poirot? (9)

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4d

Vessel manoeuvre: starting to go about (7)

5d

Once an island bird losing half its tail? (5)

6d

Car built to run on the ultimate in engine oil (9)

7d
20d

Isn't he wrong breaking into minister's residence not long ago? (6,7)

8d

Sticker permitted troublemaker to enter (6)

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14d

Calculated harm to banning e-cigarettes (9)

16d

He sips any cocktail that's hard and fruitless (9)

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18d

Speak ill of topless Lesbian? (7)

19d

Bristol sounds like a French port (6)

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20d

See 7

21d

See 1

23d

Inverting upside-down explosive (5)

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25d

Natural ability to pick up a distress signal (5)

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