Guardian Cryptic #28462

2021-06-03

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Across

1a

Serious measurekey workers are in the dark on this (9,5)

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8a

Needle one fishes out of lake (5)

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9a

Blair cracking tedious, off-colour jokes, say (8)

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11a

Dirty shirt, short and tight (7)

12a

After firm kiss, groom's dandy (7)

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13a

Sweet stuff husband's culled from Chinese text (5)

15a

Time to study utilitarianism, but it's a grind (9)

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17a

Touring India freely, Bill's worried about a drive (9)

20a

Said what diner did, a curvy figure (5)

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21a

Hip backing band in Japan? I'm not sure this is metal (7)

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23a

It helps to recall troops, having gathered round outside (7)

25a

Maybe Joaquin's steps following hobbling soldier (8)

26a

Arab statesman soon to make a comeback (5)

27a

Tory in party pamphlet shows what binds us all (6,8)

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Down

1d

What David achieved with good fortune protecting one colonist (5-7)

2d

Gold plate shows this, turning up tool (5)

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3d

Agreed working to fix rug was a bugger! (9)

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4d

Miss America is alluring, Republican's admitted (3,4)

5d

Conservative perhaps lying over the European disaster (7)

6d

We hear this guy runs his tongue over part of ear (5)

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7d

Making grooves in material, using blades (9)

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10d

Scrapper's initial boost when wrestling (12)

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14d

Setter's run in mire and grease, flipping mess! (9)

16d

Hunk of stewed boar meat with date on top (9)

18d

Very small numbervery little, minus one million (7)

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19d

African runner's go in flash car (7)

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22d

Roman pair squeezing a medic's feet (5)

24d

Partridge about to seize unknown antelope (5)