Guardian Cryptic #28495

2021-07-12

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Across

4a

Narrow stripe in piece of meat round end of skewer (6)

6a

Country conserving head of prehistoric freshwater creature (8)

9a

Lowest points in faulty drains (6)

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10a

11, perhaps, fixed games with sailor (8)

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11a

Musician playing clarinet with cop (4,7)

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15a

Conservative and old Indepen­dent bath prepared to shack up together (7)

17a

Record part of poem in lounge (7)

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18a

Food arrives on recycled black tiles (11)

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22a

Attention surrounding girl married to country's ultimate diplomat (8)

23a

Drug setter took after surgery (6)

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24a

Money taken by business making a pastry dish (8)

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25a

Female diner rearranged china (6)

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Down

1d

Wonderful hospital leaving well-funded structure (6)

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2d

Plates holding British (English) loan certificates (10)

3d

Beer enthusiasts about to drink a good new brandy (8)

4d

Scene 10 rewritten as a punishment (8)

5d

Warning issued by Conservatives infiltrated by far-right movement (3,5)

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7d

PM's meagre salary halved (4)

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8d

Standard number assigned to soldiers (4)

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12d

Stake money on northbound Underground before departure (4,6)

13d

Staff drowning feeble king in watercourse (8)

14d

Ridiculous debates about base of solid frame in dormitory (8)

16d

Money found with stolen ammunition (8)

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19d

Bring in setter's drink! (6)

20d

Bottom of well covered by moist leather strip (4)

21d

Sporting fixture on river is level (4)