Guardian Cryptic #28155

2020-06-09

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Across

9a

Blessed with strength to catch fish (9)

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10a

Batty about following a high priest (5)

11a

Angry young man briefly accom­panied returning book (7)

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12a

Sneak look at conductor ignoring new duo playing (7)

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13a

Petulant refusal is the custom (4)

14a

In court, argue against jail in speech (10)

16a

Buy a three-pound mix that soothes infant (7)

17a

GP moves cautiously and cleans out bed (7)

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19a

Feeble commercial ban a few accept (10)

22a

Greeting government agency circular (4)

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24a

I hear someone coming to check (7)

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25a

Country roads twisting, say, near the middle (7)

26a

Fruit needing flood regularly eaten by half of us? (5)

27a

Unlikely to go up, if turned over and put down (9)

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Down

1d

Its subject: in messy warfare, male lost (1,8,2,4)

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2d

Court case: what the Master of the Rolls may bring into it? (8)

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3d

Chew meal, having changed starter (5)

4d

Country man dropped rope securing article (8)

5d

A number entered herevital to move quietly (6)

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6d

Torn material valued (9)

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7d

Opening for visitor at last not initially residing in Berlin (6)

8d

Restored health, but on borrowed time again? (1,3,5,2,4)

15d

England almost besotted with it, a cold dish (9)

17d

In a city (not London) is nothing totally unimportant (8)

18d

Sort of rate boy's bad behaviour (6-2)

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20d

Free, led to crack puzzle (6)

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21d

Deprived, be confident judge may intervene (6)

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23d

Trim end of toe in waders (5)

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