Guardian Cryptic #28318

2020-12-16

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Across

7a

Complain about this Latin hairstyle (7)

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8a

First of clues missed out? Puck's hard to find (7)

9a

Given in to green-eyed monster? (4)

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10a

One who revels in Irish republic's model meets king and queen (9)

12a
13a

The French hope a poet becomes world champion (5,8)

13a

See 12

15a
1d

Broadcaster got a snob raving about E-number (4,4,4)

16a

See 3

17a

See 15

18a

Mother backed by her brothers in America (5,3)

20a

Old-fashioned, like unfermented grape juice? (5)

21a
6d

Pasta originally celebrated in a form of verse (9)

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22a

Soft drink for a footballer (4)

24a

Sandwich with a brown filling? That's very obvious (7)

25a

Steps taken before beginning to bake a small cake (3,4)

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Down

1d

See 15

2d

Flower briefly seen in borders of rockery (5,3)

3d
16a

Wear shirt unbuttoned? Journalist material (6,5)

4d

Sick notes daughter produces at inopportune moment (3-5)

5d

Lead-free substance akin to vapour trail, leaving one sort of plane (6)

6d

See 21

11d

Mongoose I see hotel has on menu, surprisingly (9)

12d

Compare bushy beards and crusty spots, say (5)

14d

Organ stops essentially modulate (5)

16d

Seasick in Hertfordshire town? That's stunningly shocking! (8)

17d

African primate, one of two very young ones destined to be president? (8)

19d

Flipping firm behind's covered seat (6)

20d

Make a mess of Puck's anagram, putting the twelfth letter first (4,2)

21d

Consider money needed for parking in Jersey (4,4)

23d

One promoting free movement Tory leader's demoted twice (4)