Guardian Cryptic #27975

2019-11-11

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Across

1a

Conferences in the garden (4,5)

6a

Tenacity: someone's may be hated (4)

8a

Such poor reasoning in letter (8)

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9a

Girl a good advertisement for Brussels? (6)

10a

Tear into animal's pen like a tiger (6)

11a

Sacred chamber not yet paid for (8)

12a

Censor a headline (6)

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15a

Reissued order to a fighter in the ring (8)

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16a

Sweet to laze aroundI need a fizzy drink (8)

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19a

Argument about a right scale of penalties (6)

21a

Be overambitious fixing side gate (3,5)

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22a

Haile Selassie's dog? (6)

24a

Rail ticket still on the shelf (6)

25a

Dog brought up beer (8)

26a

Strap that goes on a bit (4)

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27a

Child's hero is at the centre of this double-dealing (9)

Down

1d

Indicate drink is empty? (5)

2d

Lots here at a knock-down price (7)

3d

Total time with colleague (5)

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4d

Result of being talked about in range? (7)

5d

Have suspicions, lets alarm off (5,1,3)

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6d

Travelling on a gold canal boat (7)

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7d

Checked on list as being reprimanded (6,3)

13d

Once together on paper, briefly (2,3,4)

14d

Stand for exhibit again (9)

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17d

Not up yet, extremely lazy at home with drink (5,2)

18d

Step over wise guy in corridor (7)

20d

Regret about side being broken up: what's left? (7)

22d

Poem makes one fairly rich? Not entirely (5)

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23d

Island murderer's confession (5)