Guardian Cryptic #28298

2020-11-23

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Across

1a

Not eating a little butter? Well remembered (3,3)

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5a

Source of petroleum as strand is developed (3,5)

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9a

In advance, dish out jam (8)

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10a

Permits expressions of pain, after all (6)

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11a

Mickey captivated by this play? (3,9)

13a

Refuse to disallow capturing rook (4)

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14a

A wearing sort of business (3,5)

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17a

Venomous six of the Romans die (8)

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18a

Roughly losing head in a fight (4)

20a

Concerned with part of the orchestra coming back (12)

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23a

Calls loudly and turns to buy drinks? (6)

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24a

This school once was sanctioned (8)

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25a

Wealth from work uncle wasted at end of life (8)

26a

Women pine regularly for young men's embrace (6)

Down

2d

Playing well in this class (4)

3d

No longer apprehensive of grammatical term (4,5)

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4d

Attempts to include old people in party (6)

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5d

Press articles on country arrest­ing a small number (3,6,6)

6d

Dragon is ridiculously slow, for one (4,4)

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7d

A home key (1,4)

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8d

Destitute person's way of escape from top floor? (4-3-3)

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12d

Holiday vessel said to belong to its staff (6,4)

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15d

Folk hero is to steal, wearing mask (5,4)

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16d

Bishop once said to be struggling (8)

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19d

Spied moving towards lake, scatter (6)

21d

Well-matched piece of pure quality (5)

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22d

Only a stretch of water (4)

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