Guardian Cryptic #28115

2020-04-23

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Across

7a

Worked to gain experience under malign influence? (8)

9a

Army colonel's last two rooms reasonably priced here (6)

10a

All but one of team in Lord's practice session succeeding? (4)

11a

Article added to champion Scot's memorabilia (10)

12a

Conclusive statement about Irish flyers (6)

14a

Hot meal enlivened with a drop of neat alcohol (8)

15a

Read out two letters too many (6)

17a

Faithful man of God admits brief deception (6)

20a

Quirky novel set in secret hideaway (4,4)

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22a

Hare in poor health close to exhaustion (3,3)

23a

Complex first stage for heating engineers? (3,7)

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24a

Sightseers here perhaps inclined to knock back a little drink (4)

25a

Trace sister pinching a case of champagne (6)

26a

Reflective nature of mystery plays with mass participation (8)

Down

1d

Screen rock legend holding his head in empty theatre (8)

2d

Clue from winner eclipsing Boatman's last (4)

3d

In Madrid, the consistent team? (6)

4d

Electrical device starts to adjust tension 19 fiddled with first (8)

5d

Appraisal Nutmeg's given in online post? (10)

6d

Supported building, somewhere youth can go, as Spooner might have it (4-2)

8d

Leave European Community, breaking restraint on power (6)

13d

Jester may take this Scandinavian drink with added extra (6,4)

16d

We put in hardened seed to produce plant (5,3)

18d

Addict invested in retro fashion bags (8)

19d

Balance books for ladies (6)

21d

Impenetrable work leads to awkward questions, upsetting editor (6)

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22d

Have the audacity to reject initial synopsis (6)

24d

Rome's commoner people brought sandwiches (4)