Guardian Cryptic #28469

2021-06-11

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Across

1a

Fix where water leaves back of instrument, did you say? (6)

4a

A group of executives, loaded (6)

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9a

See 20

10a

Player in cricket side is behind doctor dressed in red (10)

11a

Flute, lovely rhythm (6)

12a

Trumpet in concert stuffed with filling of long cake? (8)

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13a

Dumps like that covered in black containers (9)

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15a

Instrument primarily for incisions, for example (4)

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16a

Black rocks rolling around inside viola, occasionally (4)

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17a

Fold mat, put away alongside French horn (9)

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21a

Army units on top defended by engineers (8)

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22a

Plating hot starter in ravioli, happen to scoff that (6)

24a

Way off, just terribly constructed? (5-5)

25a

Beloved: sound of instrument if given love? (4)

26a

Berber outrage, nothing less, outrageous! (6)

27a

Cheeks blushing still, you adjust minuscule bikini finally (6)

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Down

1d

Grassland that is south of river toured by twins, say? (7)

2d

Partly Hispanic, US-controlled South American city (5)

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3d

Characters, those with tenants? (7)

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5d

Bishop displacing Nazis in instrument for primate (6)

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6d

Cancellation has girl withdraw­­ing, though not initially (9)

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7d

Kid lies about hostile feeling (7)

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8d

Fiddle with old man, Chopin is on piano in fraternity (13)

14d

Current books on pastry standing in restaurant (9)

16d

Get end of blunt instrument caught up (7)

18d

Precision ultimately lacking in imp­rovised clarinet performance (7)

19d

This setter is breaking unsuitable lifting instrument (7)

20d
9a

Instrument, one in a lather, according to Spooner (6,4)

23d

Explode: instrument going up, by the sound of it? (5)

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