Guardian Cryptic #28047

2020-02-04

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Across

1a

Had maiden caught in cold shower some offensive words? (4,4)

5a

Plan to get English degree after school (6)

9a

Form 1 starts to consider some well-known books (8)

10a

After work, seller is to escape getting involved (3,3)

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12a

Source of inspiration in lecture, having switched sides (5)

13a

Bishop in staggering movement, hero in act of defiance (9)

14a

Book to excite man into tales (12)

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18a

Scot and Austrian working together in a branch of science (12)

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21a

Added time had arisen after injury (4,5)

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23a

Island thus seen looking west from Roman harbour (5)

24a

Interrupts with instruction to reduce wickedness (4,2)

25a

Marsa visit (ET) to be arranged? (8)

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26a

City's place of vice, always hiding its face (6)

27a

Physicist showing anxiety with short memory (8)

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Down

1d

Prime minister on television, one seeking to steal information (6)

2d

Emperor's function to keep rule in India (6)

3d

Sugar upset tot before Virginia tucked into fish and duck (9)

4d

Put away in vehicle, packed in box: drug smuggled in (12)

6d

Black stuff with core of soft or hard material (5)

7d

Them old books? I study some­thing on the computer! (8)

8d

A bit like part of Birmingham, creating surprise? (8)

11d

Treat bionics unconventionally as medical specialist (12)

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15d

Note penned by investigators for geological study (9)

16d

Weapon housed in rotten stable (8)

17d

Distress of nurse once, char­acteristic concealed (8)

19d

Country with rupee coin (6)

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20d

Carriage provided when Dane, maybe, is given honour (6)

22d

Criticise bargain with Europe, finally (5)

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