Guardian Cryptic #28058

2020-02-17

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Across

1a

Boat on page in blue artist's notebook (6,3)

6a

Sticky stuff for catching birds in tree (4)

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8a

Processed meat from old sheep given to setter (8)

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9a

Slave travelling round island with small bag (6)

10a

Threat posed by fellow expert (6)

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11a

Soprano in Italian city runs over artist (8)

12a

Correct relative inhaling cannabis (4,2)

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15a

Ancient language in church (Latin) used by a senior cleric (8)

16a

Container broken by mad macho driver (8)

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19a

All one's possessions stored in highest ateliers (6)

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21a

Trees covering space by northern English hills (8)

22a

Nasty relative listened to row (6)

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24a

Clever head of Apple taking on Doctor of New Technology (6)

25a

Get rid of judge with jumbled notes about it returned (8)

26a

Piano tuner's first to leave punctually for concert (4)

27a

Writer holding Underground up for one making her first appearance (9)

Down

1d

Comment unfavourably on part of roof (5)

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2d

Remove actor in crowd scene to join depleted cast (7)

3d

Pursue legal proceedings involving hospital (5)

4d

Couple standing in picture con­cerned with male sexuality (7)

5d

Prospective partner harbouring grudge, ultimately leading to huge waste (9)

6d

Everyone held back by master, a 14th-century reformer (7)

7d

Villain's crimes upset social worker (9)

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13d

Food for trader (9)

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14d

Unusual net domain chosen (9)

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17d

Fit in with conservative class (7)

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18d

Doctor Jones meeting old boy in surgery (7)

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20d

City with great watering hole (7)

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22d

Second tenor given central part of sketch in short piece of music (5)

23d

Fellow leaving tree in swamp for wood (5)