Guardian Cryptic #27997

2019-12-06

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Across

1a

Pudding where we'd expect to see tea, it's said (6)

5a

What some solicitors do on hearing a charge (6)

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8a

Lady from Lisbon hears no evil (7)

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9a

Most equable ladies regularly appearing in film (7)

11a

Putting self-portrait on display, bashfully (7,4,4)

12a

Skip university in pursuit of love (4)

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13a

Patriots withdrawing singular honour for Hollywood legend? (4,6)

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17a

French madame and monsieur have words before ceremony (10)

18a

Boat from south Jersey or Guernsey? (4)

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20a

Gather where beaver's seen and weather the storm (4,2,2,3,4)

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23a

Nurses treated current stabbing early in the day (7)

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24a

Sailor looking fatigued aboard, running back and forth (7)

25a

Playwright once releasing book to be grabbed by males ready for casting? (6)

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26a

Judge from Spain comes across the wrong way (6)

Down

2d

One furnishes capital home with more elaborate fencing (9)

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3d

Allude to trapping beast coming up from foreign parts (6)

4d

Take out child, heading off after school on vacation (9)

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5d

Democrat moving in to make changes for promoters (5)

6d

Merry monarch's order for salad? (8)

7d

Countryman to consider keeping wife and daughter apart (5)

8d

Young peers happily sharing a mistress? (11)

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10d

Result of making mini bats for children's game? (11)

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14d

Uneasy and unready to receive, getting out (3,2,4)

15d

Careers madly round house for something to put shirt on? (9)

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16d

Breed of dog, one lean aggressive type (8)

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19d

Bird going up rubbish heap gets very little to eat (6)

21d

Japanese art, complete with fine raised frame (5)

22d

Eastern firm set up by an Indian, perhaps (5)