Guardian Cryptic #28250

2020-09-28

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Across

1a

Brief extract from impressive unfinished book (7)

5a

Find fault with round metal tool (3-4)

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10a

Motif retraced around part of stringed instrument (4)

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11a

Master's translated letter for hands-on worker (10)

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12a

Soldier carrying artist's sign (6)

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13a

Old Ottoman guide, a bore, going to a sultanate in Arabia (8)

14a

Spooner's other half meeting old king in confined space (9)

16a

Carry clubs in small container (5)

17a

Overweight women given a death sentence (5)

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19a

Pain relief for north American with broken leg detained in the Far East (9)

23a

Food fit for leave-taking? (8)

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24a

Soup recipe secured by painter (6)

26a

TT (travelling by truck?) (2,3,5)

27a

Infant born before sailor gets by in the end (4)

28a

Condition endlessly applied to limits of the law (7)

29a

Shingle broken up for old printing type (7)

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Down

2d

Newcomer's music upset audience finally leaving concert hall, say (7)

3d

Source of thread in suit woven for someone from central Africa? (5)

4d

Champion footballer visiting a hospital (7)

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6d

Points in short typeface set up ready for use (6)

7d

Puncture found after rope breaks (9)

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8d

Eccentric person eating only skimmed milk-based sauce (7)

9d

Sly dog dangled bananas for insect (5-4-4)

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15d

Cricketer initially happy about the headgear (6,3)

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18d

Touching stove isn't funny! (7)

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20d

Country where bell sounds rise before long (7)

21d

Popular copper to transport unwelcome nocturnal visitor (7)

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22d

Dump serving as nest for tiny bird ascending (6)

25d

Insurgent put base of bomb in rock (5)