Guardian Cryptic #28574

2021-10-12

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Across

1a

Old lecturer enters competition with authority (6)

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4a

Joker breaks into school for change (6)

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9a

Egypt is regularly overturning complaint (4)

10a

A fake prophecy: 'Earth's lost metal'it's doubtful (10)

11a

Text about new hit fashions (6)

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12a

English bowler moves around legwicket falls! (8)

13a

Is footballer blocking Everton's last delivery? (9)

15a

Drunk hides whiskey in study (4)

16a

Following kick-off, running back for corner (4)

17a

Work in bed? Initially, employer to play along (9)

21a

Animated figure's bearing American god (8)

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22a

In speech ex-PM beguiles table (6)

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24a

Perhaps email in the latest style? (4-6)

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25a

Type of film only showing in visible and ultraviolet light? (4)

26a

Fancy pheromone contains secret message (6)

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27a

Timid setter's crossing river (6)

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Down

1d

Turkish delight at lastafter starter of olives, am not upset! (7)

2d

Spy gets kind of crimson once cover's blown (5)

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3d

Singer Moyet left first to hide one love affair (7)

5d

Line in what you're reading to classes (6)

6d

Lift prize cup of the highest quality (3-6)

7d

Listen to the end of our bust-up in anger (4,3)

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8d

Second chicken drinks beer on top of barn for encouragement(6-7)

14d

as Goldberg and sheep celebrate raucously (5,2,2)

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16d

Ozone damaged, I see, by this age (7)

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18d

Pepper pot shaken over fried carbon-free mince (7)

19d

Cambridge college's uprisingcan I go outside? (7)

20d

Unscramble what Enigma produced? (6)

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23d

Cheers when husband quits and fails badly (5)