Guardian Cryptic #28097

2020-04-02

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Across

1a

Sort of chicken one American dispatched: hard to clean, I suspect (11)

9a

Mother leaves behind the first idealised representations in the unconscious (7)

10a

Will's night flight flew there, partly travelling west (7)

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11a

Bloomer by Labour leader once, having upset 62.5% of Scotland first (9)

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12a

Boring state of affairs, if repack­aged Penguin but no PG(5)

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13a

Tips from shopping online (service only average) (2-2)

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14a

Note following late small change at the very heart of things (4,6)

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16a

Plunges steeply, demolishing vicar's shed (5-5)

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19a

Airline allegedly a little under 50% at fault (2,2)

21a

Cycling hard? This suggests duty or obligation, perhaps (5)

22a

Somebody that's eaten one midsummer fruit (9)

24a

Scores from shot centre half has left, mistakenly (7)

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25a

Critically shocked expression after playing short suit okay (1,3,3)

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26a

Time to chuck out the old verse? Aye, it might be (3,5,3)

Down

1d

Movie star Dance stifles scream (7,8)

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2d

Rugby players from Pwllheli on stand-by (5)

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3d

Fix resistance in stereo output (7)

4d

Scored having picked up fellow outside gallery (7)

5d

Without hesitation, posted online message, forgetting wife was unstable? (8)

6d

Album from Yes, perhaps (10,5)

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7d
16d

Ring jokers writing about con­tracted setters Sri Lanka has (6,6)

8d
20d

Renovated house with angelic sofa (6,6)

15d

TV programme doctors watch outside store, briefly (4,4)

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16d

See 7

17d

Puck's old hat? Deadlock ensues(7)

18d

before real ire is dissipated (7)

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20d

See 8

23d

Question dropping leader from paper (5)

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