Guardian Cryptic #28210

2020-08-12

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Across

1a

Went astray, shortly going round town in County Clare (5)

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4a

Report of Conservative party leader no longer thriving (8)

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8a

Backward-looking philosophy to suit minister being nasty (14)

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10a

Failed to be ready for new phase of agriculture? (8)

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11a

Complete home: perhaps dab on the outside (6)

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12a

Unjustifiably claimed an idiot's wronganswers finally will get stuck in (3-6)

15a

Like that woman Jane who went out with Paul? (5)

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17a

International organisation in illustration of old city (5)

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18a

Little woman's surprisingly stoicalthat blood pressure's at the lower end (9)

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19a

Engineers left account of progress made? (6)

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21a

Possibly the bed's a place of healing (8)

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24a

Ringers with excellent musical technique (6-8)

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25a

Killer of insectsone by mech­anical process getting any number (8)

26a

Bit about your setter being like a pussycat? (5)

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Down

1d

Fantastic support arose for what Brexiters will now deny us (12)

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2d

Rate no sin bad, being a heretic (9)

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3d

Smart singer (5)

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4d

Street poet outside old university getting money from Bulgaria (9)

5d

Nothing was gripping in news­paper notice (4)

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6d

Tramp? Patch up one with affected piety (9)

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7d

Child of immigrant couple that is beginning to settle in after upheaval? (5)

9d

Maybe Thor's not given enough bangs for his bucks? (5-7)

13d

Suffer with a bitter feeling, not one that will afflict you for ever (9)

14d

Note a Guardian columnist, one boiling up inside? (9)

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16d

What Scot does in streetrefuses to budge (5,4)

20d

Something needed for 1 down recently taken in post office? (5)

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22d

Leave house and topple over (3,2)

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23d

Rex and Brian in a gambling centre (4)

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