Guardian Cryptic #28292

2020-11-16

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Across

1a

Senior officer found with drug in empty shed is investigated (6)

5a

New price includes chemist's third formula (6)

8a

Passionate Australian given another room with American (7)

9a

Firm agreement (7)

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11a

Regimen is proven to regenerate flower (7,8)

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12a

Play bagging nation's first award for excellence on Broadway (4)

13a

People injured by throwaway garments? (10)

17a

Place where meat gets cooked in mould is beside small lake (10)

18a

Commotion caused by heads of state talking in riddles (4)

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20a

Alien contrives to secure a spell in the military (8,7)

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23a

Revered former editor pinching a large journalist's bottom (7)

24a

Retiring Queen and followers prepare for alternative employment (7)

25a

Heavy drinking session sees new head of department drowning in ale (6)

26a

Revolutionary coming back to eat pub grub? (6)

Down

2d

Stop king and fool becoming bound together (5-4)

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3d

Verbose professional listened to short musical phrases (6)

4d

Specify putting giants' pants in river (9)

5d

Bishop adopting star competitor (5)

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6d

Put in an appearance outside retro car plant (8)

7d

Short coat given to old philosopher (5)

8d

Herbicide makes a chap a goner, unfortunately (5,6)

10d

Troy's first prophet turned up to encourage woodworker (4,7)

14d

Without cover, nudes ruin broadcast (9)

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15d

Fancy popular gallery having racist leader in charge! (9)

16d

Various roads set out (8)

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19d

Brother returned short letter to person from Brest (6)

21d

Sign made by team leader at sporting event (5)

22d

Dared tangle with a snake! (5)

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