Guardian Cryptic #28503

2021-07-21

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Across

1a

One with rigid response to game, such as me (6)

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4a

The real me and others reassem­bled container broken in half (6)

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9a

Odd parts of culture, as this itself is (4)

10a

Season preceded by 1960s' musicalwatch part (10)

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11a

Ones who cut nested 12 (6)

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12a

Formal declarations, excluding 27 words of certain type (8)

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13a

Like something that may be first, second or third, without one negative comment (9)

15a

Couple, pair of 12, one returned (4)

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16a

What distinguishes French girlfriend and boyfriend at this point (4)

17a

Like something of yours or mine that's crazy (9)

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21a

Small pub organised fine party in Ireland (4,4)

22a

English 12 — one or the other (6)

24a

Like some elements second kind of star made available (10)

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25a

2 removing me and then them, for you once (4)

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26a

Like beauty pageant participants, for instance, that woman had put outside (6)

27a

American's ready, minimally, to embrace Brendanit's hard stuff (6)

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Down

1d

People like youextremely passionate types, missing nothing (7)

2d

Unifying idea that begins with and ends with 12 (5)

3d

Ancient city in European power, second among 12 (7)

5d

Station 1 across and down together in school (6)

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6d

Extremely limited openings for it and others (9)

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7d

Eg best for worst, verbally (7)

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8d

Pen music, rondo needing change, sounding wrong (13)

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14d

Wrong or right, third person's invested in euros, oddly (9)

16d

Awful man with the writer? On the contrary, you and me (7)

18d

Heterosexual couple hiding half of what's put inside cover (7)

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19d

He and I each represent one (7)

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20d

For example, initially he or she (6)

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23d

Money for church, as 12 after short time (5)