Guardian Cryptic #28437

2021-05-05

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Across

1a

Article in Times left unfinished without a herb used in soups (3,4)

5a

One feeds three queens (7)

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10a

It emerges from opening a 12, initially (4)

11a

Drink left over in group refreshed army (6,4)

12a

Parent drinks a gin, disposing of one big bottle (6)

13a

Tin in hamper, second container of 25? (8)

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14a

Leader to lead with three articles (3,6)

16a

Pale Guardian covers bestseller with renewed energy (5)

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17a

Carpet that is ancient, small and austere (5)

19a

Fruit in soft drink that's oddly part of 9, maybe? (9)

23a

29's wi-fi picked up bang outside (8)

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24a

Cat grabs a radio's top sound producer (6)

26a

PM devouring every island's dessert (5,5)

27a

Almost completed northern range (4)

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28a

From memory, boy's gutted, given red card (2,5)

29a

Cook stepped around lobster for one (7)

Down

2d

A very old poster in firm's green (7)

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3d

Most of French paper's yellow (5)

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4d

Coach unable to accommodate male, 16 (7)

6d

Cite a fruit extract that's talked about by some (6)

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7d

Colonist guzzling new prince's dairy product (9)

8d

Austere English composer's blocking film (7)

9d

Battered dish? He loathed it on toast (4-2-3-4)

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15d

Result of eating too much beef? (9)

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18d

Transport about half of veal where it's sliced? (7)

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20d

Staff regularly asleep? It's the drink (4,3)

21d

Cross to put outside old Islington pub (7)

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22d

Seethe a short way into series (6)

25d

A carpenter from the south put away nearly new wine (5)