Guardian Cryptic #28035

2020-01-21

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Across

9a

Herb Alpert's debut, one regul­arly covered by British Sign Language (5)

10a

Complex to explain (9)

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11a

Passing time with artist playing tennis (9)

12a

Catholic girl's lesson in style (5)

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13a

Leader's a supporter of independence? (7)

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15a

Wow! Not even posh journalist suffered an attack of the giggles (7)

17a

'After dark' piece on the radio (5)

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18a

Slow boat merely capsized(3)

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20a

crew too heavy? Not half! (5)

22a
7d

Dishes a world away, fine for the Springboks? (7,6)

25a

Up-to-date creep keeps dashing out (2,5)

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26a

Where to stay after golf? (5)

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27a

Seducer of fifty-one sexy maidens (6,3)

30a

One should look thoroughly for trendy magazine wanting adult's clothing (9)

31a

Change shirt owned by real model (5)

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Down

1d

Help one gamble (4)

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2d

Paces about at home, close to staying, then getting away (8)

3d

Luxurious and rich, 80%+ (4)

4d

Rodent's sin: entering waste flow (5,3)

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5d

Approach tailless urban feline from behind (6)

6d

Accompanying dog into party about books (10)

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7d

See 22

8d

Looks up and down (4)

13d

Power is rising by three quarters (5)

14d

Anaesthetise small dog biting tot, else in trouble (3,2,5)

16d

Cockney wife's nationality(5)

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19d

their old money, trading capital for a billion workers (8)

21d

Most of bottle satisfied special connoisseurs (8)

23d

Most recent Hollywood trial? (6)

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24d

Documents describe the end of government cuts (6)

26d

Hydrogen gas shock (4)

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28d

Dash through Dixieland (4)

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29d

King managed to go up and annoy (4)