Guardian Cryptic #28181

2020-07-09

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Across

9a

Drunken rowdy lecturer dis­missed on sovereign's return (5,4)

10a

Secure saddle as horse shelters (5)

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11a

Official brutality exposed and condemned (7)

12a

Drinks rum during matches (7)

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13a

Record number of competitors (5)

14a

Unsympathetic type, one com­mitted to very firm course (9)

16a

Keeping any driver from parking bum in ringside seat (15)

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19a

Seed for cooking oil milled by devotee (9)

21a

Drink children fed to bird that perished (5)

22a

After setback, leading bank's less stable (7)

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23a

Eg shogun's promise to surround area on both sides (7)

24a

Clip tail of aggressive bird (5)

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25a

Such a movement with added energy could be altogether different (9)

Down

1d

One holding to line from the gospel translated by Catholic (7,3)

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2d

Nervy old hosts backing mime artist (8)

3d

Wind cutting through walker's wet-weather gear (6)

4d

Unopened perfume's grim (4)

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5d

Cabinet needs this condition placed on shipping (10)

6d

Happy couple in Rome crossing banks of oriental flowers (8)

7d

Old-fashioned mum carrying nine spinning tops (6)

8d

One particular therapy primarily for a man (4)

14d

Two gymnastic manoeuvres to complete course in Beijing? (6,4)

15d

Spooner's to stay and work in garden extensively (4,3,3)

17d

Guard dispatched before brief communist uprising (8)

18d

Immature island cattle ultimately eating tall grass (8)

20d

Get the better of berk at Balliol? (6)

21d

Soggy pitch with damage on top (6)

22d

Drive husband to drink, being contrary (4)

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23d

Defect from regiment at last, post-conflict (4)