Guardian Cryptic #28335

2021-01-06

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Across

1a

Order sponge that's cut or a piece of cake inside cafe (6,5)

9a

Hospital patient's heart to pound; one in bed, perhaps is not so flat (7)

10a

Drink running water with live newt further up (4,3)

11a

Harry Potter cast shortly watching one (9)

12a

Stopped in Australia, mostly at large houses (5)

13a

Silly me loves writing puzzles after vacation! (4)

14a

Cold-blooded American being busy leader (10)

16a

Does one tend to watch hot girls soon to get stripped off (10)

19a

Old designer leaving Italy to make scent for Americans (4)

20a

Female, not in dresses, stuns (5)

21a

With a better argument, American Mancini ultimately pens 'keep Moon River' (1,8)

23a

Top journalist hiding page that's filled out (7)

24a

Limited time to cut song during album set back (7)

25a

Minor actor helping to win Oscar for project (11)

Down

1d

Badger poacher with gun dealt reward at the end (6,9)

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2d

Live in sun during retirement (5)

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3d

Keep to right entering last passage (7)

4d

Very neat in retrospect after biro's beginning to dry out (5,2)

5d

Topless shoot that's red hot (4,4)

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6d

Region died: toxin released poisonous gas (8,7)

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7d

Massaging sporty hip, yeah? (13)

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8d

Film in April, May and June? (8,5)

15d

Where desires are titillated by top-shelf bust (8)

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17d

Family man with pretty secretary (7)

18d

Sign accordingly giving envelope for my foreign letter (7)

22d

Arrival by alien going around Earth (5)