Guardian Cryptic #28138

2020-05-20

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Across

9a

He's ripped on the outside, one very trim (5)

10a

Liberal wearing tousled hair promises to be funny (9)

11a

Car seen racing over 100 by groups of spectators (9)

12a

Swear at dog, tips of sausages eaten (5)

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13a

Scottish heroan expert climber? (7)

15a

Pocket for everyone in East­bourne, say, in retirement (7)

17a

Cat in the past goes round the bend (5)

18a

Manage to exercise (3)

20a

Animal urinates over top of hedge, facing the other way (5)

22a

Plots involve danger close to Paris (7)

25a

Moon about end of party, to act audaciously (3,2,2)

26a

Mathematical symbol displayed on a blackboard (5)

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27a

Authorised captive queen to be dropped into English sea (9)

30a

To have shown fear in checked pants (9)

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31a

Country's at home beyond spring (5)

Down

1d

English rock band, once big in the East? (4)

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2d

Bloke playing old fashionable instrument (8)

3d

Wife's present: divorcing husband at one time past (4)

4d

Punishment for most of this cake being spongy, right? (5,3)

5d

Conservative leader to suffer defeat? Time for recess (6)

6d

£1,000 at first, young learner's car reverses, collecting debts kindly (10)

7d

Seeks these at Wimbledon (6)

8d

Ground lies surrounded by water (4)

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13d

Grown apart, as not suitable (5)

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14d

English author, one left in river with powerboats? (5,5)

16d

Mature writing with Apple device? (5)

19d

Writers' blocks (8)

21d

Outside bird caged by old metal (8)

23d

Talk with pet (6)

24d

Old queen is turning brown (6)

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26d

Cocaine stolen by family returning to prison (4)

28d

Woman has dirty laundry (4)

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29d

American's sci-fi novel under construction: centre of Earth is missing! (4)