Guardian Cryptic #28343

2021-01-15

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Across

1a

Order, say, two lots of aluminium with cheap bit thrown in (12)

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8a

Carried by sea westwards, third of team's missing coats (7)

9a

Abandoned South American stopped ringing (7)

11a

Trendy soldier's over visiting, notes swinger outside bar (3,4)

12a

When swimming, plaice swallow gallons of ocean (7)

13a

Work hard to acquire some essentially sexy allure (5)

14a

Queen once has European hat back to front in part of UK (9)

16a

Storyteller regularly read books in heart of Paris (9)

19a

Children hand in tin (5)

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21a

Our neighbour's front replaced with first of painted struts (7)

23a

A short distance divides Greek and Arab school (7)

24a

Distance covered reversing, say, a cart (7)

25a

Pen round old popular invention (7)

26a

Cynic with dope and ale disrupted source of dope (12)

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Down

1d

A chum married Nimby, for one (7)

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2d

Issue one pound raised in merchandise (7)

3d

Dimwit previously stole 'A New Feature of Poetry' (9)

4d

Turn out to be the last to join in eastern party (3,2)

5d

Remote city in ruins rebuilt (7)

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6d

African leader is circling a long time, twirling his weapon (7)

7d

English team in large firm chart last of May and Johnson's work (12)

10d

Some stars support speech, the result of 7 (12)

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15d

American wears fake top and army headgear (6,3)

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17d

Series covering last British king's mortification (7)

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18d

Workers collect delicious drink from this battered crate in city (7)

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19d

Flier, black one, blocks main road (7)

20d

Motorists in Malta spoiled former capital (4-3)

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22d

Period working out in southern lakes (5)