Guardian Cryptic #27958

2019-10-22

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Across

1a

Coupled in shed and ran off without top (8)

6a

Italian town, unaltered over centuries, at last beginning to industrialise (6)

9a

Gormless second mate with basic urges (6)

10a

In the main, might vegetable grower swap tips? (3,5)

11a

Bears circling outskirts of remote west Scottish town (2,7)

13a

Order Byron to host local football match (5)

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15a

Operation to purge wings of dissenting groups (6)

17a

Seeing that, I give up (6)

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18a

Bring back badge for each child (6)

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19a

Rebellious kid regularly hiding bath sponge (6)

21a

Spirit of our planet finally coming to the fore (5)

22a

Head of English in pursuit of more flashy underwear (9)

25a

Scoff when comic almost stumbles (4,4)

26a

Strong tissues with boring functions (6)

28a

Lively mole fed by animal sanctuary (6)

29a

Pub shortly working to conserve energy (8)

Down

2d
27d

Throw a wobbly, fighting with real weapons (3,3)

3d

Cockerel made man nervous at first (5)

4d

Shorts pound, shocking her donees (10)

5d

Turn your back on litter-dropper during row (6)

6d

Drivers keeping jack by side in Holland (4)

7d

Hearing nothing whatsoever of firm beset by safe-crackers (5,4)

8d

Relative of rising favourites runs into trouble (11)

12d

Organising hen parties is endless learning opportunity (11)

14d

Titans of business defeat US Feds, ignoring the odds (10)

16d

Aristocratic designer of blouses? (3-6)

20d

Former sailor and companion in tug (6)

23d

Boozer with extremely impressive belly button (5)

24d

Thoroughly heartless bank (4)

27d

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