Guardian Cryptic #28228

2020-09-02

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Across

8a

Small show of joy perhaps, after rent reduction (8)

9a

No 1 from Adele, originally by Queen (6)

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10a

Strokes, the first of which produces 8s (6)

11a

Can't foul in the box, one might be feeling (8)

12a

A little child is half-price fare (4)

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13a

Football team's about to struggle with questions after final whistle? (10)

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15a

Duel? Pot shot happened just before! (3,2,2)

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16a

Best work is before setter's filled stomach (7)

18a

Tabloid outing 9? Pretty inappropriate (10)

19a

Trek round with openers from Middlesex, promptly after close of play (4)

20a

Got into bed with a novel (8)

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22a

Those drying Sierra winds? (6)

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23a

'Aha!', said solver, 'A stinker!' (6)

24a

Delicate six-footer in league champion side (8)

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Down

1d

Standard of wine drunk with journalist, eating a new sort of cheese (3,5,3,4)

2d

Sees enough and rages about cause of climate change? (10,5)

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3d

Experts to include one into chopped ham (10)

4d

Flying past in pick-up truck, towards Albany from New York? (7)

5d

Scottish group just started live set in prison (4)

6d

Limit on skill shown by ex-PM as a gardener (10,5)

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7d

Chicken sandwich, US style? That'll get one animated (6,9)

14d

Bad pun initially causes extreme anger or disgust (10)

17d

Complaint, as Charlie Parker hurriedly withdrew broadcast (4,3)

21d

Shipbuilder dropping into Bath regularly (4)