Guardian Cryptic #28521

2021-08-11

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Across

1a

New financial institution losing pounds over a quarter (6)

4a

Wine sent spilling over cat (8)

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9a

Case of 'Physician, heal thyself'? That's a bore (5)

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10a

Minor crag blasted for stone (9)

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11a

Coming to a point, band finally abandoned hire car (9)

12a

Can it have to be proved? (5)

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13a

Extravagantly commend a fine story (2,4,3,3)

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17a

After some bowling on ground, I'm yet to get some spin: wait before able to perform again (8,4)

20a

Some black cab always around, so taken unexpectedly (5)

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21a

Irregular school lesson in fine class girl missed (9)

23a

One with a dream lover posed from behind first (9)

24a

Native American's large basket (5)

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25a

Colonist put on fabric, one with stripes (8)

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26a

They are not generally to be heard speaking (6)

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Down

1d

Kidnapper's muscle (8)

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2d

Nuisance not having answer: girl in quandary (8)

3d

Athlete who looks happy, though not first (5)

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5d

In distress, broken by temperature, leave the Badlands (7,6)

6d

Second royal in unpleasant house, a single-sex one (9)

7d

American politician's one foul trick (6)

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8d

Predator of rat, say, biting its head off and beginning to eat (6)

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10d

Not a single job in Scottish island: a premature cancellation all round (13)

14d

Final move of lover from Brno announced (9)

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15d

Curler, black, certainly fits round front of wig (8)

16d

God! Imogen's work left in the wrong place (8)

18d

Mistakes of bosses seeing no resistance (6)

19d

Winner of an inaccurate timepiece? (6)

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22d

One magnet's orientation to hold copper for anvil (5)