Guardian Cryptic #28038

2020-01-24

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Across

9a
10a

Seat: I offered support for member not returned PM (9,5)

10a

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11a

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12a

London borough cut back foreign money (7)

13a

Clifftop home creepy, we hear? (5)

14a

Endless suffering: Boris's heart consumed by power issue (9)

16a
22d

Backtrack twice and workers lit up by party leader? I don't believe you! (4,4,5,2,4)

19a

Are various small birds travelling west, after starling initially again takes over (9)

21a

Radioactive element in preservative for good health (5)

22a

Middle 2 from 4 (x 2) for shipment (7)

23a

Was PM unprejudiced, where only the elite accommodated? (7)

24a

Discuss roads home (5)

25a

Back to basics here, as Conserv­ative taking drugs? (6,3)

Down

1d

Where lies circulating around famous Downing Street figure, might this have extra traction? (3-7)

2d

Mastermind tune for worms (8)

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3d

Individual absorbed by course, virtually complete (6)

4d

Guns raised for quarry in glen? (4)

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5d

One sport he worked on, nearing defeat (2,3,5)

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6d

Sloth near Ealing fed last of spaghetti (8)

7d

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8d

Report scale and method as liquid strained (4)

14d

Boris, penning newspaper material that's shabby, is for the practical approach (10)

15d

Stallion's back on coursewhereas this one isn't (3-7)

17d

Final drink full of street talk (4-4)

18d
7d

In fun, absolute ruler's beginning to splash outhe can certainly afford it! (6,2,6)

20d
23d

Question put to liquidator by business, seriously? (3,3,7,2,2)

21d

Those speaking for author (6)

22d

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23d

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