Guardian Cryptic #28193

2020-07-23

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Across

1a

Meaningful nudge from flam­boyant bird with hat on (5,4)

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6a

Party organiser needing wife's help in public at first (4)

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10a

Particularly rich passage from 26? (5)

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11a

Dishes made from very high game (4,5)

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12a

Old-fashioned, essentially dull dance (3,4)

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13a

Henry longed to get married (7)

14a

Long-distance supplier of Meals on Wheels? (10,3)

17a

Very much affected, as are one's neighbours (6,7)

21a

Able seaman's leader knocked off (7)

22a

A painful affliction regularly hits rodents (7)

24a

More artful hosts aren't com­monly of better character (9)

25a

Believer cheers after god succeeded (5)

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26a

Writer's moggy perhaps given nothing to eat (4)

27a

Playing extra beat, a consequence of overassessment? (3,6)

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Down

1d

Rough hop over grassland (8)

2d

Brutes turn up on brief vacation (5)

3d

Could it make duos celebrate end of alliance? (6,8)

4d

Provincial half of army behind endless abuse (7)

5d

Mention not getting a rise, masking pained expression (5,2)

7d

US author may finally retire (9)

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8d

Where Pedro gets drinks bill when work's over? (6)

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9d

Bluecoat scores badly in showjumping event, say (8,6)

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15d

Decline to accept one shilling for fund (9)

16d

Unseemly male exploit's begin­ning behind the scenes (8)

18d

Artist's father a good person, I admitted (7)

19d

A great talker, Irish sailor recalled boring old times (7)

20d

Squanders benefit on drink (4,2)

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23d

Coverage of seed trial, part one? (5)

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