Guardian Cryptic #28162

2020-06-17

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Across

9a

Get rid of command, having lost time after time (9)

10a

Every third Etonian studying shows dissatisfaction (5)

11a

The mace deployed as a weapon (7)

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12a

Soft assonance heard in preparation (7)

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13a
22a

Find record at an end (8)

14a

Neat, polite and not totally Italian (10)

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16a

Starting telly is depressing: it normally gives sad news (7)

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17a

Something from the florist, the ultimate in tulip arrangement for auntie (7)

19a

Strange locations featuring intro to Cockney Rebel (10)

22a

See 13

24a

They say massage before flu treatment is essential (7)

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25a

Drop Arab leader's story (7)

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26a

Articles from Le Monde and the Guardian secure coverage of both sides of the moon (5)

27a

Turning prude, I tut on seeing this (9)

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Down

1d

Married but misbehaving, with view to getting lost here? (7,8)

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2d

Without religion? Possibly idealistic without it (8)

3d

Top notch communist broadcast (5)

4d

Slipshod of the Spanish or French to intervene in stroke (8)

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5d

Maintain important-sounding little dog? (4,2)

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6d

Make laws member's passed on (9)

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7d

Home papers rejected by court charge (6)

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8d

Snake catches Native American airing out before it can climb walls (8,7)

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15d

Working blouse on either sex is doing very well (2,3,4)

17d

Travel essential for Dad's hobby (8)

18d

Unbelievably bad bile, out in colour (4,4)

20d

With 11, 12, 13 or 8 films as once directed (6)

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21d

Without covers, all told, vital novel (6)

23d

Fresh air in vacated tenement property (5)