Guardian Cryptic #28341

2021-01-13

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Across

1a

America backed Biden-Trump leadership election? At first, it's not obvious (6)

4a

Substance affected Michael Caine's head (8)

9a

Starts to 'accentuate the affirmative' gripping this poet (5)

10a

Type of school for angling round at home (9)

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11a

Organising a relay run takes a bit over 50 weeks (5,4)

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12a

Not reactive or interactive (5)

13a

Forking out to cover outrageous bill is charming (12)

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17a

Redundancy offensive involves only Conservative leader separately (12)

20a

The 8 are about to change in Camberwell (5)

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21a

Right lane to turn one of us to strangers (9)

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23a

Digs up 12 butchered in Norfolk town (9)

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24a

Cutter's back at last with nickel and iron (5)

25a

Boreal throne toppled by sailors (8)

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26a

In China, 2000 and 2012 are tedious (6)

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Down

1d

Telescope upset mostly Bohemian young woman (8)

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2d

British prince getting smarter (8)

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3d
8d

Girl captivating girl with the dancing beams (5,6)

5d

Event in which the murders end badly (7,6)

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6d

Fervent and overexcited about the central part of confessional (9)

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7d

My regularly acerbic major (6)

8d

See 3

10d

Summarily dismissed with this noise, lean out in panic (4,2,4,3)

14d

Los Angeles Times editor's final hint about intricate passages (9)

15d

Authentic ingénue's attractive (8)

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16d

Groom welcomes New Age colour (3,5)

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18d

Hideaway by river in London (6)

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19d

Does one leave a terrible bruise? (6)

22d

Somebody who rambles for an hour about US president (5)

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