Guardian Cryptic #28322

2020-12-21

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Across

1a

Landing ground needs helium for large computer (7)

5a

Pastry with extremely sweet, coarse caramel base (7)

9a

Japanese assassin held in Benin jail (5)

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10a

Nasty man leaving those left behind to protect dog (9)

11a

New brewery tsar dismissing English version of fruity beer (10)

12a

Type of water bath (4)

14a

Inclined not to marry (6-6)

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18a

Run away without paying for excellent piece of cheesy snack (5,7)

21a

Twist lid of tea container (4)

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22a

Remembers spiritual lessons with short prayers (10)

25a

Setter taking risk dancing in sweet garment (9)

26a

Drawer behind counter containing wide fabric (5)

27a

One who's left work about to go to Scottish island (7)

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Non-stop part of pretend lesson (7)

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Down

1d

Trusty hen's first over place to hatch eggs (6)

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2d

8 at which siren destroyed ships (6)

3d

Beginning of popular poem by Welsh conservative writer (10)

4d

Terrible setting for end of boring requiem (5)

5d

Replace foreign reps wearing soft leather fabric (9)

6d

Breeze from the south crossing German capital (4)

7d

Cop given nuts spitting out large stones (8)

8d

Allowance got by lecturer before head of technology leaves position (8)

13d

Turned on cash register contain­ing note with forged date (10)

15d

See 23

16d

Write to male exposed as love cheat (3-5)

17d

Instrument at home in dark red cover (8)

19d

Writer cries afresh about book (6)

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20d

Devotional songs sung by priest and son getting donations for the needy (6)

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23d
15d

Eager to join TV phone-in broadcast via the bush telegraph (2,3,9)

24d

Addict's escort has no heroin (4)