Guardian Cryptic #28444

2021-05-13

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Across

1a

Spin around and arouse cad after taking stimulants (4,2,4,4)

8a

Deny King Edward, say, is making a comeback (5)

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9a

Very fat figure turns and runs before sumo wrestling (8)

11a

Sell uniform seen in battle (7)

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12a

National football team containing king's back (7)

13a

Record about holding vote for a leaver? (5)

15a

Postal delivery of tea gets protection (5,4)

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17a

Post news, a conclusive piece (9)

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20a

Note on offbeat (5)

21a

A slice of decent avocado in a little bread (7)

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23a

Asian drama work not a likely failure (2-5)

25a

Vehicle left key English city (8)

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26a

Parisian's bed? Out of it is out of it (3,2)

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27a

Liking corn mashed up isn't English attitude (14)

Down

1d

Condiment a little Italian restaur­ant served up touching lip (7,5)

2d

Something played live in playing field (5)

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3d

Reveal more attractive clothes come from here (9)

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4d

Marine's cocaine supply (7)

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5d

Tchaikovsky's First Symphony covers exciting material (7)

6d

Poet in residence reading or writing? (5)

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7d

Jolly old soldier, say, catching cab (9)

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10d

One pound raised during life's works in this list (12)

14d

Big cheese spread including old wine (9)

16d

Love of the new mobile phone I trouble to bring back (9)

18d

Work on huge problem for marsupial (7)

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19d

Waste long period of time in US prison (7)

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22d

Dispense nothing that's beyond Malachi? (5)

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24d

Stroke face of innocent chubby little children (5)

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