Guardian Cryptic #28067

2020-02-27

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Across

1a

Parent briefly next to opening of sett, feeding badger (7)

5a

Man's man, 1/100 (7)

9a

Skin delicate originally on Queen Mother (5)

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10a

Poisoner: one of ten on the way in the distance (9)

11a

Structure dropping off eggs, old guest scoffing most of pot (10)

12a
21a

Very nearly new name, 1/100 (4,4)

14a

Chap's heart stolen by nation of demons? 1/100 (2,9)

18a

Measurer of depth, thus submerged by a nymph (4,7)

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21a

See 12

22a

European moves as October Revolution's beginning (5-5)

25a

Standard loom attached to knitted fabric, briefly (9)

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26a

Some other fractions in the end found by relative, 1/100 (5)

27a

Place hiding agents for a bit (7)

28a

Related group that is equipped to see better? (7)

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Down

1d

Upwardly mobile girl stepping out, bound to sleep around (3-3)

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2d

Capital, 1/100? (6)

3d

Amphitrite or Salacia, say, imag­ine holding back daughters and sons (3,7)

4d

Rates: tiniest payment settled up (5)

5d

Terminated: grid ultimatelyhas been completed (9)

6d

Plain menu appearing all fancy, finally (4)

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7d

Speared by Zulu, the rancorous Protestant (8)

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8d

Ship's officers tie alien up as stowaway would be? (8)

13d

A climber of rocks somewhere in Devon (10)

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15d

Warm necks make do with scarfplace on flower? (9)

16d

Issue brought up about tedious contracts (8)

17d

Fine headusing it? (8)

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19d

Eastern tree: not entirely gigantic features on it (6)

20d

Police officers once last in examsstill time! (6)

23d

1/100 is painful? (5)

24d

Optimistic desire, 1/100? (4)