Guardian Cryptic #28223

2020-08-27

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Across

8a

Poor, poor lady's taken in by unelected scientist? (5,3)

9a

Artificial intelligence, holding degree: key to manufacturing old computers (5)

10a

See 18

11a

Most irritable clergyman grasps 1 + 100 + 1000 + 50 (10)

12a

Salesman returns carrying fish and device for removing skin (6)

14a

Engaged? Let's dine out (8)

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16a

Soldier on after cutting tail from monster (7)

18a
10a

Small, small net captures unknown eccentric barber (7,4)

21a

During Christmas, to donate, give an extinct mammal (8)

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23a

Noisy disagreement heard in fifth farm building? (6)

24a

Heavy rain could possibly run into chest (10)

26a

How to get down from a whale? (4)

27a

Man is 25, single and collects books (5)

28a

Kill weed accidentally? It's edible (4,4)

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Down

1d

Boast about European Union, right, for one could wreck things (8)

2d

Walk quietly on 17 ground (4)

3d

Metal flying machine loses height (6)

4d

Dignitary has fine, fine diamonds gold-plated (7)

5d

Spy knows Russian ambassador never starts revolution (4)

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6d

In 25, that's fighting over English clothes (10)

7d

It's cryptic woman's paper (6)

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13d

They illuminate gentle origins of some plants (5,5)

15d

Act with mistakes when naked (3)

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17d

Aged around 500,500? (3)

19d

Performs shoots (8)

20d

Perhaps Julie wanders about (7)

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22d

They're creatively saidline's blown initially (2-4)

23d

Find courage in drink (6)

25d

Young men or unruly yobs? (4)

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26d

Account of Liberals making a comeback (4)