Guardian Cryptic #28216

2020-08-19

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Across

1a

Barista's warning police still? (7)

5a

Tendentious bid may be put forward after no end of hesitation (7)

9a

Land one, punching Hilary (5)

10a

Be wildly excited putting pineapple to mouth (2,7)

11a

As naval fighter, put on a shade of blue (10)

12a

Endless ring makes a measure of sound (3)

14a

The French please with a mixture of tulips and violas (3,4,5)

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18a

What Midas was given, extremely sensibly hidden, so long ago (7,5)

21a

Fear wife's stuck in casualty (3)

22a

Solicit a few pounds for Audrey's husband (10)

25a

Popular edition getting everything topsy-turvy (9)

26a

Penny in old money chucked back by such a fool (5)

27a

Commonly, money (apart from euro) is thin (7)

28a

As soon as clocked in at work­place, given a hearing (2,5)

Down

1d

Comic character who lacked a head for speaking (2,4)

2d

Our crossword is a type one gets into (6)

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3d

Cleverly hide man and servant (10)

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4d

Milne's one was doubly good (5)

5d

Be tenured, potentially offering security (9)

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6d

With speech, makes pots (4)

7d

Vikings used this pine club with a hole in it (8)

8d

Fail to keep up in time? Wretched! (8)

13d

Show off injuries from high-speed transport (6,4)

15d

Bombs huge town all round: that makes things sticky (9)

16d

Visionary site laid out (8)

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17d

Quick look as soon as finished (4-4)

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19d

Rotter's love, great mistake (6)

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20d

Fan of one of Europe's currencies almost pocketed each (6)

23d

Country's pro-Labour slogan? (5)

24d

In a cell, what carries information regularly from Miranda (4)