Guardian Cryptic #28526

2021-08-17

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Across

1a

They shared troughs, perhaps (7,6)

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10a

Army personnel will feed them (9)

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11a

Correctly positioned on motor­way when lorry at the front pulled outridiculous! (5)

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12a

Lets out cry: 'Don't move a muscle!' (5)

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13a

Accepting work, easily filled a basket (5,4)

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14a

A challenge keeping close to Jennifer and Dawn (7)

16a

Round back of house, see mostly older type of plant (7)

18a

Crosses town to get suit, changing direction once (7)

20a

Seat about six inside trailer (7)

21a

Naughty boystory about Tom maybe giving finger (9)

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23a

Lowry's first painting lacking substance? What about Turner? (5)

24a

Henry has two islands and part of another (5)

25a

What will Jack do? That bloke's going to cause trouble! (5,4)

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26a

Historical victim of prejudice, right? Lady suffered terribly (6,7)

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Down

2d

Shabby Italian rider's content to go up bridle path (6,3)

3d

Range of paintings defaced (5)

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4d

Attentive husband occasionally found outslippery character to catch! (7)

5d

Entertaining woman in stock­ingstime to get extremely suspicious (7)

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6d

Sun's nice and relaxingbut could this presage a change? (4,5)

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7d

Not a reason to give upan inspiration (5)

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8d

When running helps at a fight (4,4,5)

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9d

Train fare? (5-2-6)

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15d

One confirming truth about Scotland's number one poet (9)

17d

Auctioneer carelessly spilling sweetheart's drink (9)

19d

Showing signs of damage in chicken run (7)

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20d

Totally clean? Not you, no way, Mr Johnson (7)

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22d

Small bottle, as originally described by Collins? (5)

23d

Wind-up? Why to be wary (5)