Guardian Cryptic #28289

2020-11-12

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Across

1a

A bicycle for travel? Not having it (8)

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5a

This castle is on a sort of rock (6)

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9a

Pilot programme, its result fixed (4,5)

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11a

One hides face as guest loses it (5)

12a

Glowing report dispatched after I left hot sweets (12)

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15a

Listen, lightweightyou shut up! (4)

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16a

Lone Ranger without emotion failed to crack puzzle soon (6,4)

18a

Feature of restaurant came first on bill: a pound off lodging (5,5)

19a

Scheme Aussie natives announced (4)

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21a

King's present unfeigned anger (12)

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24a

Joint of deer not available, needing replacing (5)

25a

Put down flags, turning to speak, and vanish (9)

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26a

Teachers of French you sort out (6)

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27a

Drug adulterated? That's a blow (8)

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Down

1d

Part of tooth finally falls into mug (4)

2d

Game's up for contraceptive (4)

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3d

Impersonate Blair, making a mint (6)

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4d

Mat crawling with lice, suggesting a worrying trend? (7,6)

6d

Generously offered ladies one drop (8)

7d

Where we all leave service book (4,6)

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8d

Plans to bring up pastries, breaking siege (10)

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10d

Nurse person entitled regularly to have assistance round in the morning (4,2,3,4)

13d

Town's new poet, struggling, drilled soundly (10)

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14d

Feeble type felt regularly full of expressionless misery (3,7)

17d

Tie from end of November week can get rearranged (8)

20d

Like to run, not on the flat (6)

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22d

Drier used in hospital constantly (4)

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23d

Fresh water essentially where it may breed (4)