Guardian Cryptic #28481

2021-06-25

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Across

1a

American informed about criminal wrongdoing, it follows (12)

9a

Asian queen in India, offensive briefly (5)

10a

Mine is gathering fluff when viewed in the mirror (5,4)

11a

Chief on drugs finding something on computer (4,3)

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12a

Grizzly caught by shot, calamity! (7)

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13a

Remarkably, half of people in China related to an ancient civilisation (10)

15a

Surrounded by four characters in crowd, I marched back (4)

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18a

See 21

19a

Outlaw Y chromosome? (10)

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22a

Old soldiers behind walls in Germany, I say! (3,4)

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24a

Old maestro taking cap off hole in device filming workers? (7)

25a

I poop on teacher, old fossil? (9)

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26a

Maladroit fiance spat regularly (5)

27a

Comic actor with Queen frequenting shops where goldfish bought? (5,7)

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Down

1d

Mother saw potty on top of that (5,4)

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2d
7d

Ripe cheese men found under small container (8,6)

3d

My tough love has inspired hatred primarily on the climb (2,3)

4d

Sweet biscuit or taco oddly dunked in drink (9)

5d

Oppose sound of horse, perhaps (6)

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6d

Error mine, ultimately? That's rich! (5)

7d

See 2

8d

By the sound of it, tool fixed (6)

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14d

Bubbling up by river in African country, is maelstrom (9)

16d

Without competition, unable to compete? (9)

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17d

Plastic upper-class snubbed by Azeri nobility? (8)

18d

Rich heiress in sports car, did you say? (6)

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20d

Slight offensive to me, rebuff not entirely uplifting (6)

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21d
18a

Dimpled skin left on primate with sword (6,4)

23d

Duck with two functions? (5)

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24d

Tired little dog eating article up (5)