Guardian Cryptic #28062

2020-02-21

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Across

9a

Sailor, soldier and university lecturer start to attack spider (9)

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10a

Sound of distorted dialogue, eg line's split (5)

11a

Lily Savage's debut follows large breakout (5)

12a

On this, exercise is routine drudgery (9)

13a

10 + 10 divided by small number? That's a strain (7)

14a

Beatniks somewhat high starting to puff on empty pipes (7)

17a

Upright film detective (5)

19a

Hit action man? No sweat (3)

20a

Drummer from Dorking playing without drum kit, initially (5)

21a

Suggested being fooled from Germany to Albania? (7)

22a

Take a trick over 1 heart to win (7)

24a

Morning's start with brewed coffeeit's to do with the weather (3,6)

26a

Peering in closer, I found a little line in print (5)

28a

Dog starting to retrieve cricket balls (5)

29a

Alan is not revising subjects (9)

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Down

1d

A modern language? (4)

2d

In a flash, neutron moves lower in part of an atom (6)

3d

Woman's relative mostly sup­ported by daughter alone (10)

4d

Gold and special metal found in Texas (6)

5d

Surrey town to provide meat (8)

6d

American actor wants gold for country (4)

7d

Extra hearing transposes the limits of ultrasound (8)

8d

Flatten headless, evil-tempered dwarf (4)

13d

Least wobbly magnetic unit (5)

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15d

For each goal, obtain author­isation (10)

16d

Animal over 50 shot to pieces (5)

18d

President covers up extremely important case (8)

19d

Old star trained anew, winning first of Grammies (3,5)

22d

Non-drinkers receive insignif­icant comments online (6)

23d

Former tabloid editor's male body part (6)

24d

About band from the ’90s making comeback: one only works for money (4)

25d

President once was able to buy off a Fed (4)

27d

Eat no food in banquet that lacks energy (4)