Guardian Cryptic #27987

2019-11-25

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Across

4a

Capital doctor, with mostly unpleasant expression (6)

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6a

Perhaps bank holds a very fragrant plant (8)

9a

An unexpected pleasure for the books to arrive (4,2)

10a

Withdrawn, Edward's back hurt (8)

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11a

Under another name, does he produce tales of the supernatural? (11)

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15a

Curled around front of bolster, on this? (4,3)

17a

Anger me, failing to be relevant (7)

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18a

Where soldiers may go after leave is the wrong way round (4,2,5)

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22a

I'm on the phone still (8)

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23a

Even smaller than Tim? (6)

24a

Put off professional prankster (8)

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25a

Dressed for holiday in France? (2,4)

Down

1d

Vigorous, decline to take public transport (6)

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2d

With target organised, allowing no escape (10)

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3d

Does he fix broken marriages? (8)

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4d

Lessen hardness of college entranceone gets in (8)

5d

Spaniard in Indian dress attracts constant sneering (8)

7d

Children's author had to lift line (4)

8d

Travelled: do we hear what on? (4)

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12d

Ludicrous? I could be re-interpreted as this (10)

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13d

Aliens go mad for fuel (8)

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14d

No tears, if you get such housing? (4-4)

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16d

Not very big explosion in births? (4,4)

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19d

Just before Saturday, get intimate (6)

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20d

Feeble chap's wife a devil (4)

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21d

I'm fired, found lying in hammock (4)