Guardian Cryptic #27972

2019-11-07

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Across

1a

Confident, like retiring American left-winger (7)

5a

Perform check, covering county where Homer settled? (7)

9a

Shell uncovered beside capea crab's disabled without it (5)

10a

Visited area excluded from redraft of final edict (9)

11a

Girlfriend installed in French­man's love nest, maybe (4-1-5)

12a

Expressed regret for euro, say (3)

14a

Priest in country after a spell oddly lost independence (4-8)

18a

Keeping quiet, with some little doubt (12)

21a

Rubbish article in Times (3)

22a

Adequate turnover for Guardian, working well without capital (10)

25a

Body of Christians threatening war leader (9)

26a

Review of global IT firm in Sky features (5)

27a

Release bargain offer for telly addicts? (3,4)

28a

Hold back company books and most of inventory (7)

Down

1d

Agree to clubs participating in expert training (6)

2d

One's endeavouring to spot king and queen (6)

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3d

Revived a festival introduced by Magritte and Dali, originally (10)

4d

Press campaign (5)

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5d

Furore following elevated journalist's stay (9)

6d

Worthless classical poet promoting his verse (4)

7d

Processed grain etc, providing food (8)

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8d

See through end of telescope in port after it's set up (4,4)

13d

Insular Spaniard working as cathedral junior (5,5)

15d

Preferred winding route via south of France (9)

16d

Remove clogs, seeing good time ahead (2,6)

17d

Put an end to trusted criminal carrying drug (8)

19d

Curmudgeon in receipt of Nutmeg's misdirected delivery? (6)

20d

Where you'd expect a barrister from superior chambers? (6)

23d

Upset roughly one litre of pharmaceutical acid (5)

24d

Damage statuette, knocking head off (4)