Guardian Cryptic #28235

2020-09-10

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Across

1a

Sneakily managing to get rid of women's sport (7)

5a

Wrongly attempt to back current Conservative leaderit makes no sense (7)

9a

Put one's foot down? Minister's revolting (3,2)

10a

Generally at sea (2,3,4)

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11a

One minister, I finally concluded, can work without discernment (14)

13a

Greedy artist has chop for starter (4)

14a

In trouble, use padre's influence (8)

17a

Brit in India, one smoothing over quarrel at last? (8)

18a

Star explodingsomewhat taken aback (4)

21a

Quiet! Let one on board with keel close to waterline (7-7)

23a

Expecting medicine, sort of? (9)

24a

Barney and Betty getting wings clippedvery restricting (3-2)

25a

Take care over truck being recorded (7)

26a

Poor bloke on the fiddle slightly twisted? Get away! (7)

Down

1d

Country on the up? Why pulling out shows arrogance (4)

2d

Government exposed, having to resolve this person's issue over introduction of algorithm (5,10)

3d

Damage caused by mutation originally, mateone's on top of it (6)

4d

Something wrong? Idiot left to shaft children (6)

5d

Had a feeling it worked with United (8)

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6d

Extremely wary crossing lake in case (8)

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7d

Ugh! A putdown with a hint of absurdity, say? Embarrassed, we don't want to hear any more (2,4,3,4,2)

8d

Made mistake in discussion before everything's gone belly uppantomime! (10)

12d

Admire loos, possibly this one (6,4)

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15d

Tributary of Lune fit for swimming around noon (8)

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16d

Lira included in coinage for the Americas (3,5)

19d

King's picked up spoils (6)

20d

State, traditionally powerful one, withdrawing quietly (6)

22d

I don't like that Romeohe's rude (4)