Guardian Cryptic #28264

2020-10-14

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Across

7a

Sing works by composer, a beat pioneer (8)

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9a

It's good to drink case of claret in the neighbourhood houses (6)

10a

Restaurant employee has red face, lacking good service (4)

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11a

American's ball on right-winger's head (10)

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12a

On which you might be called 'b___ cow' (6)

14a

Addresses with no food supplies (8)

15a

He generates huge interest seizing powerRichard III? (7)

17a

Get depressed around midnight in night attire (3,4)

20a

Coax to follow criminal offence in court (8)

22a

Poke fun at an American state (6)

23a

Viewer who's turned on first of programmes with cat that's whizzing around (7,3)

24a

Get diamonds for court favourite (4)

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25a

Old man and I picked up tar on the box (6)

26a

Left cutting piece of cake, I'm not sure this settles it (8)

Down

1d

Parsons, say, with nothing under their cassocks, we hear? (8)

2d

It's most unlikely he's an Arab boy (2,2)

3d

One making tears in jumper, épée waving around (6)

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4d

Create unopened wine without tax breaks (8)

5d

Like a fish eating object with derision (10)

6d

See 16

8d

Huge figure of Russian writer seizing doughnut (6)

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13d

Wept with repair getting bodgedbugger! (10)

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16d
6d

Heroine meets dashing man, no cruel foreign bigwig (8,6)

18d

Strolled in centre of Bordeaux clad in pale colour (8)

19d

Note revolving musical boxes still (6)

21d

King in robe twirling about (6)

22d

Clever opening of golf range (6)

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24d

Moments in a hearing of Congress (4)