Guardian Cryptic #28538

2021-08-31

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Across

9a

Mature medic returned for last in series (5)

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10a

Eagle seen in sky holding, for instance, one flower (9)

11a

Art patron beset by defeats in final trials (4,5)

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12a

Part of speech in dialect, old language (5)

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13a

Expert in fix, under threat (7)

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15a

Bit of Greek text about a number of Brazilians (7)

17a

Name held by tragic heroit ends with delta (5)

18a

Extra piece the author put in letter, section of second letter or third (3)

20a

Recluse's side-splitting joke (5)

22a

Kind of school mark covering reading and writing, perhaps (7)

25a

Core point rejected in half of Greece (7)

26a

Timeless part of flower as symbol of summer? (5)

27a

A couple of characters put over edge about orator's tirade (9)

30a

Draw representation of Athens in strange hue (9)

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31a

An annoying summer visitor's back in minimalist garment (5)

Down

1d

Grave situation as doc sees it (4)

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2d

Investigated and turned up modern colour, then old (4,4)

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3d

Tense, as is pupil in audition (4)

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4d

Didn't accept immature setter, say, since second editor intervenes (6,2)

5d

Having cut off tails, has to dispose of shellfish (6)

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6d

Eg Ajax and Achilles, initially? (5,5)

7d

Point in old article showing hidden motivation? (6)

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8d

Exhaust on one vehicle (4)

13d

Lassie named in second paper or in short periodical (5)

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14d

As specially ordered, make scarce culinary treats (5,5)

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16d

Say OKconclusion drawn from one such as Plato (5)

19d

The speaker arranged time before last in series is listed (8)

21d

Awful ninnies holding powerthey fall dramatically (8)

23d

Old merchant ship making ancient city before day's end (6)

24d

As expressed in Greek, unlimited fame (6)

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26d

Source of shots being set up in part of pub (4)

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28d

Turn up first part of encyclopaedia, perhapsit's very small (4)

29d

Letter containing a kind of tea (4)

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