Guardian Cryptic #28211

2020-08-13

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Across

8a

Master follows amateur into interior with weapon (8)

9a

Wrote about in column (5)

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10a

Tense worried comedian (4)

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11a

Ignores dried grass being threshed (10)

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12a

Barman: c-climb aboard (6)

14a

Prince blows top over catching maiden with Edward and shook (8)

15a

National fractured his rib touring Thailand (7)

17a

Bad tempered mole left to retire indoors (7)

20a

Perhaps Boris Johnson welcomes special European (8)

22a

New demo broken up by force (6)

23a

Ground had scarlet buildings (10)

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24a

Boy's father has regular build (4)

25a

Illustrated in Crimean War during revolution (5)

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26a

Urine not flowing? It's definitely not a big thing! (8)

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Down

1d

Part of wimplea thermal material (8)

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2d

Literary alter ego in cloak, say (4)

3d

Eccentric imprisons neighbour­hood extremists in capital (6)

4d

Study with pen restrains one's stupidity (7)

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5d

Most costly sword picked up between two streets (8)

6d

Work very hard to forge two bladestakes love (5,5)

7d

Newly-wed receives £1,000 cross (6)

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13d

Motor enthusiast modifies other pedal (10)

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16d

Moving without control, starting to stretch then pulling leg (8)

18d

Following criminal turns up around Australia (8)

19d

Sun hack is not to remove the halo (7)

21d

Difficult to break into small, small pieces (6)

22d

Think outside of uniform heritage centre (6)

24d

Outdoor area, one surrounded by three men? (4)