Guardian Cryptic #28431

2021-04-28

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Across

7a

Smooth passages of play set goal in motion (7)

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8a

After losing first point, nervously receives this? (7)

9a

17 across, a wide man neither side wanted (4)

10a

Former PL team's left wing back dives, missing header and second 12 across? (9)

12a

Rubbish dances by Strictly star (5)

13a

Detective suffering derision from press team (8)

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15a

A delay put back festivity(4)

16a

the 25th one, perhaps, for Puck? (5)

17a

Academic official content to provide answers (4)

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18a

Can perhaps shoot game here? (8)

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20a

Retiring Bengali vicar's well-mannered (5)

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21a

Streetcars, buggies or slow-moving 3? (9)

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22a

Some Penguin 'Football Facts' (4)

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24a

Sadly bicker about who's first to give name for an Antarctic glacier (7)

25a

Roy's header really annoys 3 (7)

Down

1d

17 across having doubled lead, end result is tight (4)

2d

Bloomer showed up, leading to one-all game (8)

3d

Briefly run some cricket team (6)

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4d

Stand on this, maybe, and see more? Yes, now encroaching heads shifted (8)

5d

Originally all versions of it described sitting ducks (6)

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6d

A team lacking women in some area (4)

11d

Cooked pig liver, edible starter? That's right (9)

12d

Times article on current 'right' way to travel (2,3)

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14d

Slow-paced, lazy speech after tie lost (5)

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16d

Warning forward respectfully, this may be tugged (8)

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17d

Little mischief-makers, half of Devon's swimmers (8)

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19d

Second team's inside men in charge (6)

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20d

Laid-back Corinthian's teammate? (6)

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21d

Watched part of play broadcast (4)

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23d

Conveying charge from governing body, with rule essentially being ignored (4)