Guardian Cryptic #28118

2020-04-27

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Across

1a

Meet South African model returning before start of fashion year (7)

5a

Try getting place in athletic 23 (4,3)

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9a

Join university side, leaving in the morning (5)

10a

Charm hostage over a time (9)

11a

Party has a politician that's informative (10)

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12a

Heat black fossil fuel (4)

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14a

Remaining excellent (11)

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18a

Firework in love story about foreign land (5,6)

21a

Works a treat, reversing to include charge (4)

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22a

No pay rise, as few agree arrange­ment before final letter to Europe (4,6)

25a

Feature sensible dinner service (9)

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26a

Old first to be present (5)

27a

Left top off groups of bananas as meals (7)

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Nominal time in strange ritual (7)

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Down

1d

True Conservative shape (6)

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2d

Pinch article about one empty vehicle (6)

3d

Entranced by time before spring (10)

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4d

Leaders of yesteryear approach captain helming tourist vessel (5)

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5d

Curtains put up across mantle regularly pulled apart (9)

6d

Notice of death from mosquito bite (4)

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7d

Non-physical complaint head of medicine dismissed wrongly (8)

8d

Old record those people keep for study of religion (8)

13d

Tender name broadcast as expression of love (10)

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15d

Hooligans drop onto a path leading south (9)

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16d

Crazy mount rearing following quiet procedure (8)

17d

Love calling for exclusion (8)

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19d

Den raised after a bit of excitement in the air (6)

20d

Fool rejects shuffling with no clubs (6)

23d

English opening race perhaps (5)

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24d

Clean with volcanic dust (4)