Guardian Cryptic #28168

2020-06-24

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Across

8a

Hearing bums on seats(8)

9a

mean the end of one nasty medical procedure (5)

10a

Bit of a laugh? It's a gas, man! (2-2)

11a

Forgetting name of out-of-date Asian cooking ingredient (10)

12a

Bit of a cover-up of boobs by some flipping topless attendant (6)

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14a

Writer about to match descrip­tion of a literary craft? (3-5)

15a

Ruined city, one where a King was killed and another is buried (7)

17a

Tried out eliminating two opponents, then tried again (7)

20a

Start to reduce speed east of Lincoln? Wanderer might do this! (8)

22a

Hob, say, priest needed for cooking (6)

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23a

During autumn, an unopened good book is perfect (10)

24a

Maybe Puck needs year off? That's OK (4)

25a

Wise man or old woman with a musical cat (5)

26a

Jumper available to cover tip of tent's ridge pole (4-4)

Down

1d

Guardian's role initially, advocating ten essential glute exercises (8)

2d

Puck's choice of pseudonym in evidence (4)

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3d

Involve volunteers in line-up (6)

4d

Makes new form of energy through river velocity? Some current! (7)

5d

Ring a tree surgeon, without great desire for treatment? (8)

6d

Missing my puzzle in old version of the Listener in days gone by (10)

7d

Clumsy, rocking gait of bull that's lost its head (6)

13d

Ship's officer therefore rings RAC up, following matter arising (10)

16d

Pub not closing before a half's drunk very quickly (2,1,5)

18d

Merchant banker finally meeting online follower? (8)

19d

A bride's desperate for a shag, perhaps (7)

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21d

Deaden feeling in bottom, cycling around on tail of criminal, mostly (6)

22d

Crush? Go faster, avoiding it (4,2)

24d

After serving it up, consumed fine Greek speciality (4)