Guardian Cryptic #28401

2021-03-24

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Across

7a

Publicise footwear aid for a diver? (3,4)

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8a

Attempt by shy little bird (7)

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9a

Travelled, heading away from Welsh area (4)

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10a

Broadcaster crosses barrier, becoming a drinker? (9)

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12a

D-Day beach sergeant's first news (5)

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13a

Joker and king involved with piquet (spades) (8)

15a

International holding of billionaire (4)

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16a

Round of cardsfast one (5)

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17a

One's taken by the dancing, not love (4)

18a

Possibly an official enquiry from them, as a way to break awkward situations (8)

20a

One who can bridle at Americans somewhat (5)

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21a

Feel rule needs changing about new carbon molecule (9)

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22a

Canned ham with top removed (4)

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24a

Promotional gift of loose cheese? Right out of it (7)

25a

Wheeler's modest loveless description of low-level celebrity? (7)

Down

1d

Secret device used with indignation? (4)

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2d

This allowed pub customers to get stuff off their chest (8)

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3d

Victoria wasn't a married American journalist (6)

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4d

Result of a failure to score: cocaine added to a kilo (kg), roughly (4,4)

5d

Fools around with large snowdrifts (6)

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6d

Note about US city (4)

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11d

Agree Jacquie's certainly guarding this (9)

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12d

Wader has to keel over after sun (5)

14d

Sort of a tree, one seen in refectory? (5)

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16d

Spice up routine crime, perhaps (8)

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17d

Care worker's flat support? (4,4)

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19d

Pedestrian jazz performer left out and replaced by King (6)

20d

Drawn to the old kind of patterned cloth (3-3)

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21d

Passion Tree, associated with ecstasy (4)

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23d

First bit of stomach fits into opening? Let out pants (4)