Guardian Cryptic #28381

2021-03-01

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Across

1a

Crafty animal getting last of food (6)

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4a

Optical illusion created by image moving over river (6)

9a

Something used by students to study in bed (4)

10a

Silly me! Heroin taken during voyages in military vessels once (5,5)

11a

Cake that's special gone off (6)

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12a

Vocalist entertaining a Latin author (8)

13a

Part of year depicted in end of sonnet by old poet (9)

15a

Goddess heard in place to stable horses (4)

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16a

Course provided by alternative practitioner leaving base close to Oslo (4)

17a

Last warning about women close to retirement getting money for the future (9)

21a

Patent obtained by a patient's first carer? (8)

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22a

Attempt to keep one pound in hat (6)

24a

Relative taking extremely tender stable hand to a safe place (10)

25a

Source of chef's cooking fat causing wind (4)

26a

Former partner playing tune in order to leave the stage (6)

27a

One with obsessive interest in the origin of Arabia translated Koran (6)

Down

1d

Fight about retro tool (7)

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2d

Bird runs over waste receptacle (5)

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3d

Twins wrong to take drugs to one appearing in court (7)

5d

Naughty child meeting a large American animal (6)

6d

Articles on European Union kept by fellow returning to old seat of learning (9)

7d

Fast train meant primarily for Luxembourg's third head of state (7)

8d

Unease caused by Conservative standing in for magnificent leader in enormous country (13)

14d

Cops tricked individual supplying class A drug (9)

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16d

Tube for liquid in mine covering domestic source of electricity (7)

18d

Tomato spilt on new silken fabric (7)

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19d

Toff beat old club on the golf course (7)

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20d

Former president of America consumed by misguided anger (6)

23d

Experience cold during most of season (5)

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