Guardian Cryptic #28060

2020-02-19

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Across

1a

Strongly anger unionists, being enthusiastic (5,2)

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5a

Not quite have time to cover puzzles, essentially reversing instruction (7)

9a

See 6

10a

Exceptional grant and a fourth armed man? (9)

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11a

Humanitarian organisation's driver possibly going round in circles (6,4)

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12a
24d

Fortitude may be needed in readiness for real snow and ice (4,4)

14a

Is Monet misrepresented in tiny but fundamental matter? (8,4)

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18a

Merrymaking composer pens the ultimate in music, reject­ing secure articles (12)

21a

Redeem myself, partly to get an award (4)

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22a

Consider purposeful shop reprimand (10)

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25a

Desolate nature's in evolution (9)

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26a

Bothered bit by bit, as they say (5)

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27a

Parker cooked hot fish outside (7)

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28a

About marriage, when it turns belligerent (7)

Down

1d

Iron rod upon a hat (6)

2d

Brief script, yet evenly read (6)

3d

First in cold blast to become agitated (10)

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4d

What could make Cupid easily embarrassed (5)

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5d

In a kind of miracle, they say you are fickle (9)

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6d
9a

One left rusticated arrangement of flowers in grief (4,5)

7d

May be even true of sex (8)

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8d

Write down curse for Spooner's nags (8)

13d

Unattended vehicle's broken into in Paris: a damaged Ford (7-3)

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15d

From the time of Rome, it took years to start with honesty (9)

16d

Snob houses closed, only half occupied (8)

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17d

Weapon of racism (lost without it) (8)

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19d

Long live the Emperor of Zanzibar, unclothed and dancing (6)

20d

Part of Venezuela due for uprising, like most of Europe once (6)

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23d

Brought up breakfast cereal, bypassing the beginning of stomach and small intestine (5)

24d

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