Guardian Cryptic #28457

2021-05-28

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Across

1a

People in general work like snobs to fill position (8)

5a

Colour in character in comic (6)

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9a

Podgorica once got over opening harangue, for the most part (8)

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10a

Temperature of old Peruvian container (3,3)

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11a

Before a judge, fabricating a truth pitilessly? Oh, nonot this! (4,4)

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12a

John might dance (6)

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14a

Even less like an oil painting in Louvre with its frame retouched (10)

18a

Retreat from one who pulls big teeth? (5,5)

22a

Unnumbered British agent repeated blunder (3-3)

23a

Contraction of silver cracks beaker badlyresult? (8)

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24a

One warming to Tootsie, this recipient of marching orders? (6)

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25a

Legendary spinner's general aches isolated in the heart (8)

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26a

In the South American tropical forests you may find it dry (3-3)

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27a

Opens Barking Women's Institute, reviving time one missed (8)

Down

1d

Coming about ahead in shot on green thing with a noisy engine (3-3)

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2d

Support for The Scaffold's turn: origins of Lily the Pink boosted university visits (6)

3d

Daily Record design officer initially lost such a plot? (3-3)

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4d

Skilled tradespeople together broadcast '10 4!' (5,5)

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6d

Copied it stopping one getting married? (8)

7d

Starters from Tijuana a connois­seur of chilli's taken with it­ (4,4)

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8d

Perhaps access refused for this heir's failure to renew investiture (3-5)

13d

Supporting De Niro cast with a set out in advance (10)

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15d

0 x 1 — so gradually 5 became 12, 22 26, 1 down 3, or 19 21 (3,2,3)

16d

Tick nobody with droning voice (8)

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17d

Austrian parts around which you've yet to go cycling (8)

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19d

Vulgar laugh that's emitted by brass section from below (3-3)

20d

Ship's parts stuck, to begin with, in a gateway to the Dales (6)

21d

Tolls finally followed by more of the same old taxes (6)