Guardian Cryptic #28022

2020-01-06

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Across

1a

Do they advertise drama by W Shakespeare? (9)

6a

Prepares for holiday: two join the scrum (5)

9a

Dieter's agreement on port wine (5)

10a

Valid reason to contribute to this (4,5)

11a

No sound from horse heard (3)

12a

One may pull the plug on this sort of drama (7,4)

14a

High churchman on time? (7)

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15a

One's finished working on Hebridean island (7)

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16a

Oswald's unlucky formulation (4,3)

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19a

Runner losing pounds becomes more complacent (7)

22a

Fresh mint I repent getting chopped up (11)

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23a

Short musical performance (3)

24a

Keep on editing paper? Not I (9)

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26a

Fool I spot holding one (5)

27a

Went back to play with feeble physique (5)

28a

Gang reuse broken lubricator (6,3)

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Down

1d

Vegetable piece shortly cut (7)

2d

Annoyed, struggling for pain relief (7)

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3d

Refuse to touch poster for criminal (11)

4d

Diplomat inattentive at the end: he's left something (7)

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5d

Very different item for baby (7)

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6d

Still choose not to finish (3)

7d

Palace attendant has no time for messenger (7)

8d

Detailed plan to bring deer up to little spot (7)

13d

Hangings secure death (3,8)

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16d

Squalid area, where you can't keep your feet? (4,3)

17d

Corrupt deputy to go mad (7)

18d

Wife going sick, complaining (7)

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19d

Put away, he hates to reform (7)

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20d

Stopping making jokes? (7)

21d

PC, not entirely bright one (5-2)

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25d

Every year, a year's earnings? (3)

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