Guardian Cryptic #28167

2020-06-23

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Across

9a

Second roomthe travelling sort? (9)

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10a

It's a bit spicy around plate (5)

11a

Fail to deliver green recycling by European Union retrospectively (7)

12a

Make food (7)

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13a

These might be smuggled in 500 carpets (5)

14a

Property of trees in meadows: healthy inside with sun (9)

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16a

Sodium converted into alumin­ium is helping right away with public ownership (15)

19a

Teaching English and Latin could flop after lecturers are expelled (9)

21a

Tweets provide exciting ex­changes, perhaps shocking leaders (5)

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22a

They're forever blown at West Ham playing Blues to win two billion (7)

23a

It could be expedient if most of 21 down steal one time (7)

24a

Minimum piece, simple as that (5)

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25a

On cracker, cuckoo bird (9)

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Down

1d

Rascal's discourteous then nice, not one to show lack of caution (10)

2d

Earl not about to sit on spades, say, in posh clothes (4,4)

3d

Old king gets food from bakery (6)

4d

Extra code missing ... (4)

5d

Race to arrest corrupt MEP at first on trial (10)

6d

I'm on a break, following bad upset stomachs (8)

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7d

Cryptic clues? Answer is found in part of sentence (6)

8d

Independent's right to plug Guardian's listening device (4)

14d

Page in group that can hide in bushes? (4,6)

15d

Flounder from beach with con­tents of bucket close to water (10)

17d

Where to find dinner without any effort (2,1,5)

18d

Angriest exchange when argon was called this? (5,3)

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20d

Cryptically, golf is cheerful (6)

21d

Force required to cut up diamonds (6)

22d

Inventor is extremely logical (4)

23d

Left harbour bearing drink (4)

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