Guardian Cryptic #28463

2021-06-04

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Across

9a

Walk where mountains crossed by East European to the west (9)

10a

Vessel restricted, contrarily packed with oxygen (1-4)

11a

Leather making a comeback with chic designer (5)

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12a

Very much in the past, occasional ale drunk (1,4,4)

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13a

Degenerate leader on tour of constituency's ending in a number of beds? (7)

14a

Edge on high in wrong position (7)

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17a

Wireless device turned on before interval (5)

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19a

See 7

20a

Cold drink pumped with gas (5)

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21a

House in pain detailed on air (7)

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22a

Means of communication, 28 (7)

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24a

Part of clock checked when wound back, slow (4,5)

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26a
24d

Flower, not a sausage, for bird (5,4)

28a

Sound from 22 down reasonable, reportedly? (5)

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29a

1, 6 and 10 shuffled for switchboard number (9)

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Down

1d

Master part of 24, for example (4)

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2d
18d

Little Mexican legend with zip, so easy to miss one whizzing about (6,8)

3d

Owners of smart rabbit warren tidied up burrows regularly (also half a dozen others here) (6,4)

4d

24's tale (6)

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5d

Hole inverted, nothing in squash bottle (8)

6d

See 16

7d
19a

Gunslinger certainly before noon holding old competitor of ours up (8,3)

8d

Natural opener not opening with the others (2,2)

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13d

See 25

15d

Supporting offers made hostile (10)

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16d
6d

Hunter: feud with me and devious leporine rival originally animated (5,4)

18d

See 2

19d

Flagship boarded by king (8)

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22d

Pretty tiny wings for canary (6)

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23d

Aroma with allure picked up, imperial food (6)

24d

See 26

25d
13d

Noisome Casanova, footballer on page, keen to read up about it (4,2,3)

27d

Cosmic principle adopted by sovereign a year after uprising (4)

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