Guardian Cryptic #28283

2020-11-05

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Across

8a

See 15

9a

See 2

10a

Sequence from The Cameraman rewound for club (4)

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11a

Appear lately to be untruthful in report? (3,2,5)

12a

The Invader's leader lost, missing the Italian beers (6)

14a

Next hopeless job candidate, parts of bio absent, not hired at last (8)

16a

Is livid to watch The Saphead (7)

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18a

Material United Artists may argue lacks global appeal, missing their premieres (7)

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21a

A cook embraces pepper crust method (8)

23a
7d

Just a rotation in a crop (6)

24a

Balanced matches, playing soccer where clubs cut grass back (5,5)

26a

Sell hard One Week (4)

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27a

Try South Africa, as briefly suggested (5)

28a

Articles drawn from Cairo and Tehran read back in persuasive speech (8)

Down

1d

Till unlimited crop etc, save water (8)

2d
9a

Conscious of beginning with conception, then aftermath (4-5)

3d

Offensive posters prompted by promenade cycling (6)

4d

Part of our Channel diplomacy’s ending again, amid shifting blame (4,3)

5d

Pest from the West: part of picture, one about Boatman (4)

6d

Railcar put in motionnot at all like The General (10)

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7d

See 23

13d

Submit reward for audience initiative (10)

15d
8a

Not a fan of Sherlock Jror my aim, it is not true! (3,8)

17d

Venerable in middle age (3)

19d

Admits every wrongdoing involving heartless outlaw (6,2)

20d

Old readers embracing comic art at The Playhouse? (7)

22d

Steamboat Bill once passed after ending up with King Edward’s crown on board (6)

23d

Funny rebuke about person who did good work a hundred years ago, a comic genius (6,6)

25d

What you’ll see in a diary, regularly ending in darkness (4)

26d

Try for goal, not starting to laugh (4)