Guardian Cryptic #28468

2021-06-10

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Across

1a
22d

How to impersonate Mephisto? (8)

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5a

The girl is captivated by youngster, one with wings (6)

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9a

Trial involving long case (3,5)

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10a

Fruit with exterior skin that's more unsightly (6)

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12a

Nature's pull: possibly nothing better (2,4,5)

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15a

Beast is first to get involved in row (5)

17a

0.033 recurring at the end of April (9)

18a

Stretches from billionaires (9)

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19a

Collar said to be unfinished (5)

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20a

Volatile situation arising from money invested in Pott's fracture (7,4)

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24a

Player's boot is tight (6)

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25a

Turn cosy with story to tell, one providing musketeers? (8)

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26a

Hate seeing trusty top steed sent to the knacker's yard (6)

27a

Brown's familiar old joke (8)

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Down

1d

Name of theory originally left out of parallel universe in silence (3,7,4)

2d

Gone out chasing cases of criminal activityconstant or moving target? (4,6)

3d

Past prime minister with her unfashionable jacket (5)

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4d

As anti-mosquito treatment, play it again Sam? (12)

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6d

Hello, stop stuffing fish in a place of worship! (4,5)

7d
23d

Actor in a rumpled mac (8)

8d
14d

Intermingling to begin with, Ted Heath and Baker stop fighting (4,3,7)

11d

Initially loud, into brutalist architecture, then quiet (2,5,5)

13d

Going on again about a former Supreme Court judge (10)

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14d

See 8

16d

Those inclined to vote Tory would have soldier turning up in tatty T-shirts (9)

21d

Helps to introduce a session (5)

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22d

See 1

23d

See 7