Guardian Cryptic #28256

2020-10-05

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Across

1a

Theory that makes a sudden leap (7)

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5a

Spoke quietly, announcing result of family injury? (7)

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9a

Leaver no longer a soft touch (5)

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10a

Trick old follower (9)

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11a

From here, the only way is down (5,4)

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12a

Foreign food makes us hiccup a bit (5)

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13a

My claim to divinity rejected? It can't be questioned (5)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

A reversal (rejected) of (I) AM GOD (my claim to divinity)

15a

Truss, for example, in place contorted with pain (9)

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18a

Pressing aim to welcome relative (9)

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19a

So much room for jogger? (5)

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21a

Regulator very vigorous? Not I (5)

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23a

Missile's explosion leads to wild anger (9)

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25a

Sacking is stored at first with poor quality cover (9)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

IS S[tored] in DISMAL (poor quality – I raised an eyebrow at this but both Collins and Chambers give that precise definition)

26a

Private meal hasn't started (5)

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27a

Leaves job, or extends contract? (7)

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28a

Left job, about fed up (7)

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Down

1d

Man so promoted required sex change? (7)

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2d

Plant speared on one's fork (9)

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3d

Little chap has temperature and irritation (5)

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4d

Cook's unusually warm voice (9)

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5d

Shock about small clergy house (5)

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6d

Staggering, homes in on hooch (9)

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7d

Fruit semi-liquid, half picked up (5)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

A reversal (picked up) of half of SEMI-L[iquid]

8d

Rodents party, beginning to munch through cereal (7)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

DO (party) + M(unch) in RICE (cereal)

14d

Dealing with dire warnings about Spain (9)

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16d

Prize chicken perhaps that's quickly produced for money (9)

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17d

Simple question number one hitting you on the head (2-7)

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18d

Aggressor is popular villain (7)

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20d

Carry on with bloody bet (7)

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22d

Drinking tea, say, girl survives (5)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

LASS (girl) round T (tea, say)

23d

Like being in British Isles, in principle (5)

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24d

Throw out badly behaved civet (5)

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