Guardian Cryptic #28529

2021-08-20

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Across

1a

Fancy 22 (6)

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4a

Lost in forest, one desperate to be out of it (6)

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9a

Dodge 22, briefly (4)

10a

Asian film titles in battle (10)

11a

Trap 22 (6)

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12a

22: shop's last supply (8)

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13a

Natural extrovert, you said, ultimately seen in nude, is playful (9)

15a

Cook 22 (4)

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16a

Stone tossed back by a giant (4)

17a

Bums of leaders in a 22 (9)

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21a

Notice rogue secreting second heart, say (8)

22a

Dip in hole (6)

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24a

Those with few lines spoiled by a stripe covering fifth of circle (3,7)

25a

Post 22, we hear? (4)

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26a

Talk ending in sympathy with maker of ’omburgs? (6)

27a

Verse in South African country reduced by 3/8ths (6)

Down

1d

Animal caught, enclosure not closing, bolted cages (7)

2d

Yellow loser (5)

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3d

Children holding minister upside down, separated (7)

5d

Person fixing pot, could be smelly thing with lid lifted (6)

6d

Second movement (6,3)

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7d

Deny diva, so distraught over wife (7)

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8d

Second arrivals: gather each in skips (13)

14d

22 in 11 (5,4)

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16d

22 provided, filling baby feeder? (7)

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18d

Clearly show way out: ask shortly to come in (7)

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19d

Top up, girl in 22 (7)

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20d

Grate 22 (6)

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23d

Greek character with endless salt served up type of American cuisine (5)