Guardian Cryptic #28522

2021-08-12

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Across

1a

Thirty seconds initially spent framing paintings of birds (7)

5a
10a

Almonds one scattered around mountains produce fruit (7,3,6)

9a
16d

Church's bouncy castle isn't for grown-ups to enter (5,8)

10a

See 5

11a

Mates unhappy with Jeremy? They decrease (5,5)

12a

No 7 assistant (4)

14a

Like the centre of Bordeaux, without barriers and without weapons (11)

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18a

Force two to pick up easily digestible French cheeses (5,6)

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21a

Limited containment of bug (4)

22a

Waterside dump in London (10)

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25a

Sustenance for worried nit nurse? About time! (9)

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26a

Inventor's clangers (5)

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27a

One is overwhelmed by ogre's howls (7)

28a

Twit's betrayal (7)

Down

1d

Poor treatment partly makes us immigrants rise (6)

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2d

Trashed uniform adopted by leftie (6)

3d

Dietitian upset about slimmer's heart scare (10)

4d

It's a wobbly rooftop step (5)

5d

India gripped by guns as ritual (9)

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6d

Even members of yacht team excuse me! (4)

7d

Starts to get out of drowning in debtexpert advice is a useful suggestion (4,4)

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8d

Anxious uncertainty getting lift could develop into spitefulness (8)

13d

Trustworthy English writer turning naughty, led off outside (10)

15d

See 24

16d

See 9

17d

Schedule inverted by a sod of a troublemaker (8)

19d

Record reader and writer (6)

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20d

Member of Trinity reported in newspaper (3,3)

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23d

Taken again by shocker heading north (5)

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24d
15d

Distant object in game is your debt, according to the 26 of 9 1 across (4,9)