Guardian Cryptic #28018

2020-01-01

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Across

9a

Scandal in the sluice (9)

10a

Blloody triumph (5)

11a

Spreading dirt around hospital is what 2 need to become 12 (5)

12a

Trinity Hall, reading electrical engineering, student starts delving into book (9)

13a

Speaker's dainty half-sister (7)

14a

Previous Egyptian spy that Iran got the covers off (7)

17a

Setback for Lebanon, having lost an illustrious prize (5)

19a

Person in command of isle appears regularly in magazines (3)

20a

In Siberia, by small crevasse (5)

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21a

Bend 8 for accessory (7)

22a

Greenware from fancy lace fellow (incidentally also here in the absence of conflict) (7)

24a
25d

Fish and rabbit order: parents do it (6,3)

26a

Might prisoner meet the Queen? (5)

28a

Layer oddly, ounce after ounce (5)

29a

The obscenely rich use it as a rule of thumb, perhaps (9)

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Down

1d

Idiot missing half of proclamation in parliament (4)

2d

Language spoken on the other side of the world is music to Eliza's ears (6)

3d

Triple disc may be purchased with this? (6,4)

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4d

Agent's player after flying start (6)

5d

Soft inland turtle (8)

6d

Rising thus: Shrek? (4)

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7d

Yoko hugged by Harry, promoting 11 as a mark of respect (8)

8d

Eighty percent included? That's kind (4)

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13d

A fraction in temporary accommodation hotel (5)

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15d

Play acting out in a 3-D picture (10)

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16d

Individual involved with soldier can become malnourished (5)

18d

Ceremony heard in good French city (8)

19d

An experience of women, archetypically (8)

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22d

This diplomat needs to have dined at his place of work (6)

23d

Because of abbey's location being unfinished? (4,2)

24d

Break pots? (8)

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25d

See 24

27d

Lull to sleep with this music (4)