Guardian Cryptic #28453

2021-05-24

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Across

1a

Pictures in large book needing effort (8)

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5a

Ate fast, secured door and ran off (6)

9a

Stole cab involved in a sort of race (8)

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10a

Go to prison? One's a shining light (6)

12a

Outlaw goat and its offspring (5,3,3)

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15a

Nick is excellent with top (5)

17a

Stimulate a Svengali into action (9)

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18a

Alexander and eight of the Germans bring sailboat on shore (4,5)

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19a

Friend from Northumberland hill country (5)

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20a

Notice quail buffeted in such gales (11)

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24a

Nervous of attack by a force (6)

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25a

Delirious, seeing entire chaos in football club (8)

26a

Don't show opening of conversat­ion in camp programme (2-2-2)

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27a

Double-faced couple took part (3-5)

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Down

1d

Noted his job is on the slide (10)

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2d

Rude to limit area for protecting (10)

3d

I say, look at meso disreputable (5)

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4d

Taking to the air, its members are bonkers (4-4,4)

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6d

Exaggerated being in debt(9)

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7d

show approval of credit (4)

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8d

Accomplished teacher has energy (4)

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11d

Not many hands on ghost ship? (8,4)

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13d

Small nail with sharp end carefully located (10)

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14d

Source of water put in a favourable position (4-6)

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16d

Dishy? No, he may appear like a tomboy (9)

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21d

Ice creams dropped on the motorway (5)

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22d

Unhappy about hard race (4)

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23d

Poke right inside compartment (4)

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