Guardian Cryptic #28490

2021-07-06

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Across

1a

Admitting defeat, gang returns to develop well (7)

5a

Agitator from firm's foremost US site (7)

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9a

Market more than 50 lines after public store depleted (7)

10a

Free places to go, one gathers, in Paris (7)

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11a

Company pressure stops workers backing charity collections (9)

12a

UK banker first to take payment for letter (5)

13a

You're aiming to do it alone, with very little input (5)

15a

Evergreen in Eliot's verse 'withered with no trace of sun' (5,4)

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17a

Requested section authorised in dictionary (9)

19a

Nameless Russian leader's about to delay retirement (3,2)

22a

Instrument, one exported from African country (5)

23a

Grand American brought back mysterious crop from tropics (5,4)

25a

Statesman partly responsible for abuse Nato received (7)

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26a

Hazardous substance from canister, unstable when temperature drops (7)

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27a

Paint left large streak (7)

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28a

Queen once taken in by judge hides here, perhaps (7)

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Down

1d

On screen, Eleanor leaves wild ponies semi-trained (7)

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2d

Best possible period not quite set in stone (7)

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3d

Location reporter's visited (5)

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4d

Inept tailor made incomplete pants (9)

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5d

Rural deity first to appreciate local wildlife (5)

6d

Dried food, veg or apples? It's bananas! (5,4)

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7d

Trailblazer, one plugging seaside attraction (7)

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8d

For which Shaw wrote two articles, three on odd occasions (7)

14d

One fascinating Frenchman sent up drinking song (9)

16d

Receiving jab, pub worker becomes sore (9)

17d

Matter raised after Mark joins service (5,2)

18d

River creature from the south with thin bony scales (7)

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20d

Origins of Tim Rice musical for radio (7)

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21d

Inclined to admonish a child found in quarry (7)

23d

Acerbic couple of kings in state (5)

24d

Surfaced from bathe, any number having sunk (5)