Guardian Cryptic #28253

2020-10-01

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Across

1a

Drunk son serving wine bottles (9)

6a

Man entering pub's rejected treatment (5)

9a

Hit ten? Dua Lipa sings part on piano (10,5)

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10a

Half of inked design around middle of her nipple (4)

11a

Shout was one of hers coming back: worried, heading to scary howls (8)

14a

Got it: Prince, with reference to Virginia, lied terribly (9)

15a

Suspect Harry is holding back in Scotland Yard (5)

16a

Resists American money (5)

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18a

Appreciates marks on wicket, batting first (9)

20a

Floods where Moses was found (8)

21a

Early victim of some Bible-basher turned back (4)

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25a

Hotel's crap iron's rubbish for folds(8,7)

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26a

iron, not working over fold, to turn red, perhaps? (5)

27a

Another to court men one takes out (9)

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Down

1d

Submit shortly after sex (5)

2d

While embracing model escort is in danger (2,5)

3d

Mouth of river feeding water supply (4)

4d

Buzz Aldrin not half getting acceleration due to gravity (4)

5d

Slip into supermarket for reduction: avoid one with bill (6,4)

6d

Guy, large one having scales go up on this? (4,6)

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7d

With cases of holiday diarrhoea, tandoori ultimately contained tapeworm larva (7)

8d

Sell-by date's close: US shifting targets (9)

12d

Join masses dancing for music performance (3,7)

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13d

Poor English grade after that subject is not taught (10)

14d

Supplier protecting this writer, following book launch, primarily (9)

17d

Gets into a ball with corkscrew and drink (5,2)

19d

Field for guinea pig? (7)

22d

No-hoper is more relaxed with one round to go (5)

23d

Droppings from small animal (4)

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24d

Live on a field (4)

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