Guardian Cryptic #28182

2020-07-10

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Across

1a

Act weakly to have debts seized by creditor (5)

4a

A short stretch of time criminal tries to reduce gradually (8)

8a

Bedlam, perhaps, in a little shop man's running (6,8)

10a

Jaguars welcoming care of species (8)

11a

Take on inspiring role in puzzle (6)

12a

Camp role models for foreign gentleman (9)

15a

Possessive person who'll succeed on time (5)

17a

Error from Messi's header and team's back in the lead (3-2)

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18a

Takes off bloomers after a day (9)

19a

Does one steal money? (6)

21a

Rings round? Rubbish! (4-4)

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24a

Journalism in the Guardian, but not in Times or Sun? (7,7)

25a

Ditch soldiers, at first, to make savings (8)

26a

Spirits initially not seenthey may be here (5)

Down

1d

Like in Le Monde, new setter makes a start (12)

2d

Place to plant hit in stomachit hurts to fight (6,3)

3d

Prompt on day off (5)

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4d

Winners the night before occupying high chairs (9)

5d

Removed head of pointless flower (4)

6d

Period when expecting con­clusion from beat poet (9)

7d

Problem for all to see inflames back (5)

9d

Rides boats, dropping ecstasy with miscreants (6,6)

13d

Boris welcoming newspaper spin? I see what you're saying (3-6)

14d

Soothe suffering, maintaining light touch? This therapist might (9)

16d

Settled close around fort (9)

20d

Wine merchant stocks up kind of liqueur (5)

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22d

Problem badly affected taps (5)

23d

Unidentified composer of piano nocturne (4)

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