Guardian Cryptic #28454

2021-05-25

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Across

1a

Clue 1: house staff refurbished toilet facilities (3,5,7)

9a

Bit strange having soldiers on square (7)

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10a

Furiously rejected female killer? Not half! (4,3)

11a

Did escort give name away? (3)

12a

Foolish! The names Don gets a lot more than this (3,4,4)

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13a

Incredibly ripped? Same fantasies (4,6)

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15a

Picked up dark vehicle, briefly (4)

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18a

Walk back from the Capitol (4)

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20a

Look at naughty ladies, getting shock (10)

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23a

Film came out badly? Correct! (5,2,4)

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25a

Writer Oscar stops exercises (3)

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26a

Anger that king has broken a bone (7)

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27a

Old man with sweetheart in spotreportedly a very low point (4,3)

28a

Can scoff but it saves time in the kitchen (11,4)

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Down

1d

Lackey's hint for Spooner: 'I'm going' (6-3)

2d

Need change, party finished (5,2)

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3d

'We worked with Sid originally' (darts officials) (8)

4d

Master taking time over degree was 6 (5)

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5d

Statesman's rightprince upset country (9)

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6d

Cooking is chore, family admitted (6)

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7d

Pot hidden in this way after short search (7)

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8d

School head's vaincreep! (5)

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14d

Australian natives and another wasting moneyflaming typical (9)

16d

Jail director with flat in US city (9)

17d

Cut actors' pay grade (8)

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19d

Plant back without Henry (7)

21d

One's beginning to paint, respect­ing such a technique (7)

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22d

Ducks are in deserted lake (6)

23d

Function (police social) raised slightly less than half (5)

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24d

Forest burning? That's baseless (5)

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