Guardian Cryptic #28244

2020-09-21

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Across

1a

Live to become father (5)

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4a

Nags husband foully, we hear (3-5)

8a

Completely fail to take the Underground, son? (2,4,3,5)

10a

Pollutant in a Jersey ditch? (4,4)

11a

Encouragement to start releases (4,2)

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12a

Shin keeps itching in fleece (9)

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15a

One bald unexpected remark (2-3)

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17a

Spread over Spain (5)

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18a

Take an age to score a single (6-3)

19a

Popular artist's cover announced (6)

21a

A small cat, not one from an Indian state (8)

24a

Promenade in accordance with law (14)

25a

Wanders listlessly, very keen for space travel (8)

26a

Such surgery scares a lotnot all coming back (5)

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Down

1d

Prose garbage, rewritten for the stage? (7,5)

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2d

So singled out for piety (9)

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3d

London tourist attraction, one exerting a pull (5)

4d

Bash gate as one way to get out (3,6)

5d

Carol and boyfriend? (4)

6d

Old taxi worker in high spirits (9)

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7d

3s, for which one has permanent possession (5)

9d

Cheat who hands out too many cards? (6-6)

13d

Time for a friendly game of football (3-6)

14d

Muse tends to confuseit's inevitable (5,4)

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16d

Details not finalised, so one's led into error (5,4)

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20d

Sort of finish picture (5)

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22d

Poor Lear, interrupted by one from another play (5)

23d

Sound sad, vision being cut short (4)

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