Guardian Cryptic #27969

2019-11-04

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Across

9a

Travelling people after a bouquet (5)

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10a

Sweat embarrassingly in a tuxedo? (9)

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11a

Conservative party member demanding vessel (9)

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12a

Mad freebooter relinquishing power (5)

13a

Mate in Sydney holding large hammer (7)

15a

Stray has accommodation in which there's no time to relax (7)

17a

Pick up article in valley (5)

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18a

Clutch component, say, coming closer (3)

20a

King of Mercia primarily laying waste (5)

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22a

Determination to complete the crossword again? (7)

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25a

Missionary position in middle of Wales (7)

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26a

Fiddle with French car that's dropping back (5)

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27a

Beginners from Oxford University set off in boat (9)

30a

Cast is so grand for directors (4,5)

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31a

Attentive dealer taking part (5)

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Down

1d

Party for 13 across (4)

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2d

Golf match involving more of us (8)

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3d

Fit, we hear, for a drop of the hard stuff? (4)

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4d

Ewe turns out to be supplier of milk (3,5)

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5d

Rotten place requiring short journey (6)

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6d

Gung-ho gunners encircle country in Africa (6,2,2)

7d

Angry outburst from one stuck in traffic (6)

8d

Old queen with no love for a new one (4)

13d

26 down, say, holding Joe up in Havana? (5)

14d

Land makes outlaw happy and he's reformed (10)

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16d

3 for Roman healer (5)

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19d

Titanic female at sea, as gent is (8)

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21d

Corpulent guide, terribly weary (8)

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23d

Central bank supporting false medicine man (6)

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24d

One hug, possibly as good as a feast? (6)

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26d

Where one goes from bank to bank to get a bit of dosh (4)

28d

My word is annoying you at first (1,3)

29d

Legal documents, reportedly, for Swiss hotelier (4)

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