Guardian Cryptic #27970

2019-11-05

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Across

8a

Kippers? They're on the way from Mallaig to Fort William (8)

9a

Aroused by adult party in Ireland (5)

10a

Flower that's yellow, outside Germany or in it (4)

11a

Carmen in East London area, leading to boos and hisses? (10)

12a

Unsettled after Scientology's first dissemination (6)

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14a

Ice pack only partially needed (8)

15a

Like Mr & Mrs Smith, finally was dying (7)

17a

Sexually ambivalent? Leave chap from the ’50s, intolerant of others' ideas (7)

20a

Conservative leader suspended for being shifty? (8)

22a

Arabs perhaps coming from other shores (6)

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23a

Delete from Will's Tinder his raving about me subjectively (10)

24a

Little bits of dirt under sofas, typically (4)

25a

Rue missing intro for White Bird (5)

26a

Striking hat? It might be Haydn's (8)

Down

1d

Bloomers German chap initially lampooned in Room 101 (8)

2d

Woman's right to a German address? (4)

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3d

Leaves through different gate, admits airline (6)

4d

A way to go on 22 across? (7)

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5d

Indian princess has hair a man styled (8)

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6d

Cloak our resident Druid originally ordered in black? (4,6)

7d

As 22 across might be, by one German in 6, perhaps (6)

13d

Explosive new book describing dates with former England footballer (10)

16d

Descriptive words no good for teeth pig's lost (8)

18d

Turning out to be the online type (8)

19d

Fungi with some seaweed one's eating cold (7)

21d

Acknowledged Henry was unwell (6)

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22d

Sexy bottom? It might encour­age rapid but unwelcome developments (6)

24d

See one's stoned (4)