Guardian Cryptic #28009

2019-12-20

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Across

1a

Fifty hosted by wonderful boy, full house on the cards? (5,4)

6a

Pirate school (5)

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9a

Waste killer having stolen a ring (5)

10a

Back of mining engineer nearer to dynamo (9)

11a

What might clamp puzzle in China? (3,7)

12a

See 20

14a

A king boarding plane that's less reliable (7)

15a

Ordinal left with less information originally, after amendment (7)

17a

As was the queen of biblical kingdomgood for an affair (7)

19a

Dine out on candy? A potential killer! (7)

20a
12a

Niap? (8)

22a

Letters sent abroad by a politician, way lighter (6,4)

25a

Figure going into school after strike taken off (9)

26a
24d

Is island in rush for cocktail? (5,4)

27a

Iodine in lead instrument (5)

28a

Small tots, primarily on wheelsin these? (9)

Down

1d

Some sheep had been procured by Joe? (5)

2d

Outlaw putting car in reverse to access a part of motorway (4-1-4)

3d

As a system of counting, doctor aided locum (10)

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4d

See 18

5d

Island prowler, Mo? (4,3)

6d

Covering for wheels, wheels in delivery truck (4)

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7d

A topmost chamber starts to describe it, looking up? (5)

8d

House here's so dilapidatedis that lucky? (9)

13d

Refrain from cutting half-baked loaves somewhere in Eastern Europe (10)

14d

Angle bottle round food (9)

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16d

Suspicion initially in patient poking not entirely cooked dish (9)

18d
4d

Produce the toys for building minister up, mate! (3,4,3,4)

19d

Short swirl in cleaner dairy produce (7)

21d

Flasher and streaker, bottom covered in wake? (5)

23d

Constant love: our lot devoted to God (5)

24d

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