Guardian Cryptic #28254

2020-10-02

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Across

1a

Man of God supposedly leavingsettle on replacement (13)

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10a

Senseless getting Serco, you saidmaybe give someone else the job (9)

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11a

Star name following a particular diet (5)

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12a

Let's wish leader gone (5)

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13a

PM accepts a sign something's wrong following b___ difficult woman (9)

14a

Trump's around providing a little bit of 'culture'? I kept trying to calm down (7)

16a

During lecture deliberately overlook deception (7)

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18a

Army personnel backing Queen stand around (3,4)

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20a

Issue 100 in book for adult students? (7)

21a

Dry wit rarely Oscar's way? I shouldn't say this (5,4)

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23a

Submitit's Vlad! (5)

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24a

What makes music freshit's live, mostly (5)

25a

Sure canfellow returned piano to top of house (9)

26a

Might relish habitually doing this to impress? (5,8)

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Down

2d

Bowled over to England openers last monthnew technique picked up (9)

3d

Degrade what a Norseman did in speech? (5)

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4d

Writer propping up bar as a kind of exercise (7)

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5d

Reach hotel passing through South's traditionally impoverished areas (7)

6d

Footballer previously not inclined to give maximum effort (5,4)

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7d

Letter writer occupied by government flip-flopping (5)

8d

Dodgy polaroids safe? Happiness short-lived (5,8)

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9d

Neither funked playing different role in theatre (5,3,5)

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15d

Emotionally detached, as football stadiums this year, completely empty inside (5-4)

17d

Good landlord won't rentplace now empty (5,4)

19d

Pampered, wanting nightcap initially sent up (7)

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20d

Look up info about Kingyou'll easily get cash for it (3,4)

22d

One going through most of shop's correspondence (5)

23d

Immature creatures are protected by others (5)

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