Guardian Cryptic #28320

2020-12-18

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Across

1a

Trigger strikes, sharp! (4-5)

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6a

Drink was revolting (4)

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8a

Poison some drinking water (8)

9a

National hero? Flipping hell! (3,3)

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10a

African dish put away, returned filled with drink (6)

11a

Port added to wine container subject to legal constraint (4,4)

12a

While shelter quiet, silent in the dormitory? (6)

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15a

Smuggled in by con, drink for passing round (8)

16a

Theatrical warning to Scottish clan? (8)

19a

Play against work model (6)

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21a

Member's problem when drink on the counter swiped by Trojan king (8)

22a

Stop and drink (6)

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24a

Still creator appeared with artist (6)

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25a

Sweet love in grey consumed by drink (8)

26a

Lover tied knot, did you say? (4)

27a

Exhaustion experienced when observing fine English school dons (9)

Down

1d

Kind of nut inspiring a marsupial (5)

2d

Insects after drink in drinking vessel (7)

3d

Relish drink (5)

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4d

Vehicle taking basic route round university, American (7)

5d

Second character from Strangers on a Train cast as film maker (9)

6d

Die horribly in defeator survive (4,3)

7d

Cooks entertaining drinker, oddly lacking drinks (9)

13d

One packed in best bag for flight (9)

14d

Base where drink held up by head (9)

17d

Drink drunk by myself, drunk? That's flat! (7)

18d

Drinkrest quaffing another one? (7)

20d

A raptor and a parrot remarkably commensurate (3,4)

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22d

Overweight porter (5)

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23d

Mark somewhere in Central America (5)