Guardian Cryptic #27983

2019-11-20

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Across

9a

Radar not working to pin down one Aussie convoy (4,5)

10a

Fabulous bird takes hour to eat a fish (5)

11a

Female? No! (4,3)

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12a

They emphasise it's about a girl, mostly (7)

13a

Manage to miss ex-PM turning back to wave (5)

14a

Stoutness of daughter one embraces after decline (9)

16a

One's drunk, awake: knowing one should drink less? (6-9)

19a

In the event, where John Paul II might have been laid to rest? (4,5)

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21a

In rubber, move stealthily, advancing quietly (5)

22a

His marvellous royal eggs regularly sent over (7)

23a

Ungenerous to be left in wretchedness (7)

24a

Breakdown finally in short journey: getting AA (5)

25a

Reference works from which man copied wrongly (9)

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Down

1d

Pleasure craft, one that could launch a missile? (6,4)

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2d

Keep silent, then hurried up with a goodbye (8)

3d

Block son taking my turn in match (6)

4d

Man and wife accepted by god (4)

5d

Vague hunch about policeman (10)

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6d

Work out anagram to get cold drink (8)

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7d

Area gets diluted covering before I paste (6)

8d

Rich husband you seek? Look first for a Welshman (4)

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14d

From sports ground, secured criminal is to break out again (10)

15d

In the past ate rye doubly cooked, grabbing seconds (10)

17d

Overtax salaried man, not a landlord (8)

18d

Put aside exhausted horse (8)

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20d

Unstable California city's anger (6)

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21d

Pamper commander's circle (6)

22d

In coal, say, endless moneyand smoke (4)

23d

Selfish clamour that's passed non-genetically? (4)