Guardian Cryptic #28415

2021-04-09

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Across

1a

Bulletin from channel framing health centre (8)

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5a

Scratch cricket side on call (3,3)

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9a

Against cutting identical notes for the present (8)

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10a

Nutmeg's theme initially missed, showing lack of perception (6)

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12a

Youth leader's clanger, shielding internee at port (5-6)

15a

Drastic reduction in sales oddly overlooked (5)

17a

Union to scale down working during month (9)

18a

Leave layer covering ancient temple (9)

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19a

Some specified article plugged by seaman (5)

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20a

Place for father to hide heiress, with plot brewing (7,4)

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24a

Caller from US contrarily set out for another meal (6)

25a

Person writing schedule substitutes second half of month (8)

26a

Propitious start for government in African country (6)

27a

One reveres Ireland's foremost injured soldier (8)

Down

1d

Keenly awaiting release of a poem by PhD in translation (5-5)

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2d

Guy briefly retained by Touchstone to keep watch (5,5)

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3d

Follow a century with another (3,2)

4d

All there is beneath fertiliser staff dug in (6,6)

6d

Potential source of wealth in new normality? (5,4)

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7d

I blundered, needing ultimately to go up backwards (4)

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8d

Feature, primarily pretence or reality? (4)

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11d

Wouldn't part with sole weapon that's proved trustworthy (4,4,4)

13d

Work slicing sausages for game participants (4,6)

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14d

Kind person like Vlad once a Guardian worker? (10)

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16d

Virtual trade exhibition shortly visiting London suburb (1-8)

21d

This lady's going to Hull (5)

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22d

Pilfer item from nativity scene (4)

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23d

Scheme taken up by venal politician (4)

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