Guardian Cryptic #28205

2020-08-06

Solve on Guardian →

Across

8a

Leading lady's retreat just after party goes west (8)

9a

Here Livingstone found father in main road, car being tailed (6)

10a

Develop grand argument (4)

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11a

Child introduced to light music, part of suite? (4,6)

12a

Sew unlined articles together to form bandage (6)

14a

Routers created with British investment less likely to break down (8)

15a

Our bosses reviewed corruption within faction (7)

17a

Former hamper missing in display (7)

20a

Galilean satellite first penetrating rings (8)

22a

Length initially taken off decorative chain (6)

23a

Foremost dons moaned about con­tribution to online address (6,4)

24a

Sporting contest, though there's nothing in it (4)

25a

Colonel's first to board plane, after troops decline (6)

26a

Doesn't care for rebellious general Celts butchered (8)

Down

1d

US agent skirting shaft dropped litter (8)

2d

Singular sound of cat getting bird (4)

3d

Abruptly stop talk of ransoms (6)

4d

Resolution almost lost in course of recovery (7)

5d

Strikers in this game come to blows (8)

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6d

Bachelor scans second item from bakery (10)

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7d

Wanting courage primarily to stop fright (6)

13d

It's a little naughty and teases (10)

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16d

Consider acquiring inverted nose ring (8)

18d

Where unionised actors met prejudice? (8)

19d

Old Indian currency note turned up, praise be (7)

21d

Ultimate height of a river that amazes me (6)

22d

Exact payment for archdeacon to get old clothes (6)

24d

Root crop and pulse picked up (4)