Guardian Cryptic #27981

2019-11-18

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Across

8a

Infiltrate team prepared to stop father in France (8)

9a

Helicopter swiftly circling hospital (6)

10a

Trees with bark close to leaves (4)

11a

Priestly pouch given to queen told off outside entrance to abbey (10)

12a

Husband leaving shore working in lighthouse (6)

14a

Rodent in museum put down (8)

15a

Composer's bottom rejected by topless minx (7)

17a
3d

Ferryman carrying son nursed by old lovers to reach cult leader (7,6)

20a

Boat on cart returned to recycling facility? (8)

22a

Money once made from fake tapes about Spain (6)

23a

Find cameo carved on crucifix (4,6)

24a

Streep finally gets to play Bond! (4)

25a

Wild fire damaged church (6)

26a

Iron tree uprooted and set in a different position (8)

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Down

1d

Lawyers talk of high winds in shelter (8)

2d

Where soldiers may be caught leaving special units (4)

3d

See 17

4d

Large committee admitted to small reception (7)

5d

PM once almost overlooked parliamentary record, ignoring new religious school (8)

6d

Guides graduate at new university in over complex points (10)

7d

Tricks won in clubs and hearts, without a king (6)

13d

Rock star has cut of beef served with fruit (5,5)

16d

Women into bags wanting large fabric samples (8)

18d

Attractive husband leaving awfully nice thing (8)

19d

Put off by fuss about Japan's capital vessel (7)

21d

Universal lines taken from Shaping Trees written by Thomas More (6)

22d

Shepherd almost over hill (6)

24d

Fastidious setter's following promising leads (4)