Guardian Cryptic #27961

2019-10-25

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Across

1a

Joe's excited touring sumptuous old city (7)

5a

Inspire soldiers to swim outside (7)

10a

Document exchanges handsit's too hot to handle (4)

11a

Football team's caught by trip arranged in writing (10)

12a

It makes me sick when one's taken in by spoon-bending (6)

13a

Woman arrived before 10 with 19 or so fighters (8)

14a

Make a mistake to be wearing outrageous flares with transfers (9)

16a

Nothing is returned wrapped in paper and stone (5)

17a

Maybe cancan can be racy, wearing delightfully exotic tops (5)

19a

Naked Chefis he? (9)

23a

Gardner is hugged by admirer in plant (4,4)

24a

50050000? Magic (6)

26a

Mammals stay supple after exercising (10)

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27a

Positioned face to the west (4)

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28a

Course includes minimalist art, erroneously (7)

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29a

Wonder how expert's homework attains low grade? (7)

Down

2d

Record single does rock event (7)

3d

Objects to special police force turning up after lunchtime (5)

4d

More compassionate charioteer takes fake name (7)

6d

Sorry criminal steals archbishop's first beads (6)

7d

Song about life and extremely dangerous places to land (9)

8d

Very small thing used to promote Reagan? (7)

9d

Inability to see small present at first: a bipolar issue? (4,9)

15d

Magician's striking entrance holding top hat (9)

18d

Unscrupulous person's problem at Christie's? (1,3,3)

20d

One who edits text about 6's queen (7)

21d

European uprising? At home, government's running away (7)

22d

Masses of work occupied footballer (6)

25d

Drunk worked hardtime to quit? (5)