Guardian Cryptic #28349

2021-01-22

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Across

7a

I'm fed up with the wet country (7)

8a

American drink in French house (7)

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9a
21d

Spooner's man with a beard in prayer? (4,4)

10a

Gone to collect windcheater, finally given a coat (9)

12a

Notice rifle shot (5)

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13a

Pay people running competition? (4,4)

15a

Range one voluntarily holds back (4)

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16a

A tree drops on author (5)

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17a

See 5

18a

Taken before lunch, stuff including black seafood (8)

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20a

Creation of 16 across in shade of tree? (5)

21a

Measure of cycles is very painful, reportedly? (9)

22a

Bloke having lemon sole in the end (4)

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24a

Space vacated after journey including a trek (7)

25a

See 6

Down

1d

Spanish drinkit's okay for the French (4)

2d

Singin' about a creation of 16 across (8)

3d

Creation of 16 across, money (6)

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4d

Make bombs to defend old game (8)

5d
17a

A day daughter enters payment for creation of 16 across (6,4)

6d
25a

Creation of 16 across, cross monitor (4,7)

11d

Telescope on, characteristic rings appear, ultimately (9)

12d

Creation of 16 across, money (5)

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14d

Note obsessive passage (5)

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16d

Purple: the mast after rigging containing hint of yellow (8)

17d

Almost twelve taking lift became unconscious (5,3)

19d

Creation of 16 across, head honcho (6)

20d

Risk a couple of sharp bends, challenging corners (6)

21d

See 9

23d

Avoid cricketing failure (4)

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