Guardian Cryptic #28084

2020-03-18

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Across

1a

A million men love us being in love (7)

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5a

Strongly disliked misleading hotel ad (7)

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9a

Painter of British water? (5)

10a

I'm playing Borg: 51-0? What a mess! (9)

11a

In 1999 I will move tree a short distance (10)

12a

Face put the other way, it can stick (3)

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14a

Jesus! What an infamous game show host (5,7)

18a

They might do you harm at prep school after Piggott enters (12)

21a

Stratford's uncovered grass (3)

22a

Stopped suppressing annoyance when threatened (10)

25a

Copying one winning chess game, capturing first time (9)

26a

First lady wears clothes of satinthey were magnificent in the film (5)

27a

Southern state utterly into bondage (7)

28a

Battles unruly sisters (7)

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Down

1d

Books light metal seats (6)

2d

Vehicle reverses into space, losing bonnet, I predict (6)

3d

Ignore, then review, single performance (3-7)

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4d

Catch notes on the radio (5)

5d

One rescuing volunteers eaten up by ’orrible savage (9)

6d

Number 5: a climbing flower (4)

7d

Photograph of empty measure, say (8)

8d

Lackeys' party kicking up a storm (8)

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13d

Clockmakers wasting an hour: they have mountains to think about! (10)

15d

Strength to take a seat, over 90 outside (9)

16d

Signs of small business being sup­ported by Apple's operating system (8)

17d

Left six, then left one here in Melanesia (4,4)

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19d

Scottish group promotes special talent to gain victory with independence (6)

20d

Godfather, eliminating leading Democrat, is no criminal (6)

23d

I predict start of rain after a month, mostly (5)

24d

Adorn topless people (4)