Guardian Cryptic #28071

2020-03-03

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Across

7a

Blame guy for disruptionpest! (5,3)

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9a

Keeping Iron Cross under cover (6)

10a
2d

Policy reversalwhat's afoot? (4-4)

11a

In yet another way, describing queen the greatest example of this? (10)

12a

Force to cut backcool (6)

14a
24a

Making good progress over puzzle finallytend to be a far from lateral thinker (3-5,4)

15a

Henry going: 'The price is different and this might prove it' (7)

17a

Ancient city, or a new one adopted by charity (7)

20a

Detective Murphy talkinghe's in sole charge (8)

22a

City have negligible backing? Not entirely! (6)

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23a

Quack, quack! Duck walks in at the start (10)

24a

See 14

25a

Desire for union to accept current offer, see (6)

26a

Shocks skinhead graffiti artists (8)

Down

1d

Finished digging? My congratulations! (4,4)

2d

See 10

3d

Over 50 in substantial English force (6)

4d

Young lady's cheating boyfriend finally kicked out (row overheard) (8)

5d

Old girl's an unexpectedly key associate of 4 (6,4)

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6d

Hello admits shocking treatmentceleb initially furious (6)

8d

Flipping sniffer dog slips lead but doesn't give up (4,2)

13d

Beset by trouble, one's bordering on careless almost (2,8)

16d

Our great leader shortly to reveal a dishonest scheme (3-2,3)

18d

City which's announced bid (8)

19d

Bill claims Republican is irritating (6)

21d

Setter rolling in money mostly keeps workingnot being serious! (6)

22d

Shut up a second! B___ stopping? I hope he is (6)

24d

The last, not the firstgreat (4)