Guardian Cryptic #28271

2020-10-22

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Across

1a

Place first and last letter next to a square (5)

4a

Denial of strike from head: actual lines (8)

8a

One treats people in waves from terrible apartheid riots (14)

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10a

Hopeless with pitch that's firm? Australia following on edgily at first (4-4)

11a
5d

Flyer complained after vacation about flying Ryanair across Belgium (6-4)

12a

Reacting from chemistry: one courting with hug and kiss at the start (9)

15a

Do work in part of Africa (5)

17a

Dog muck outside of church (5)

18a

Managed hospital: sick suffer (2,7)

19a

Hand back profit (6)

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21a

Irish rascal spotted pinching a record by Prince (8)

24a

Start to miss EastEnders: ITV breaks with these? (14)

25a

It makes it hard to go in court to describe barren years' sex lives (8)

26a

Screens international games (5)

Down

1d

Dropping unit from sky appears to get rotor damaged (12)

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2d

With one against playing back slow piece of music (9)

3d

Don't catch an STI that's going around Love Island (5)

4d

European man, to stop itching, is trying once more (9)

5d

See 11

6d

Entertainer turning up at party, initially with tower of presents (3,6)

7d

Sailing all over the place (2,3)

9d

They hit bars playing music from 10: only sip shot when hammered (12)

13d

Horrible injury from fighting? Men split (9)

14d

Driver might go through these short tee positions following golf ace (9)

16d

North America to deploy soldiersthey make one sick! (9)

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20d

Now daughter and adult play outside (5)

22d

Tramp's wearing tight cap (5)

23d

Put back model in collection (4)