Guardian Cryptic #28580

2021-10-19

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Across

1a

Complained of exercise in this square? (6)

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5a

Thought fun is late starting (6)

8a

Criticises financial centre; forgets what to say about it (7)

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9a

Makes off, seeing current end-of-year measures? (7)

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11a

Unwelcome gift made undrink­able coffee, hated from the start by girl (8,7)

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12a

Hastened to adopt disguise for auditors (4)

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13a

Toff in uniform was in the army secretly (10)

17a

Farmer being punched by small gang (10)

18a

Parasite's brief panic about pound (4)

20a

Translating English literature, pens second half of proverb (6,2,7)

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23a

Man alone before child (7)

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24a

A feeble prosecutor, so walk (7)

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25a

In safe space, nothing is to tease (4,2)

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26a

Summer weather coming in, button up dress (6)

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Down

2d

Chairs about entrance to cabins on ships (9)

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3d

It may have wings, but absolutely not power to rise (6)

4d

Observed screen did go haywire (9)

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5d

Red Dwarf is beneath me (5)

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6d

Philosopher's very cheap cars (8)

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7d

New measure of computer storage filling two clouds (5)

8d

Skilled with scalping, hotel make one pay a bomb (5,6)

10d

Visiting sister, went and arrived with a progress check (5,6)

14d

Manifest expectancy in stands ringing large field (2,3,4)

15d

Rodent not lacking stomach eating a sort of light pastry (3-2-4)

16d

A thousand queuing to catch a fast train here? (4,4)

19d

Irrational to criticise thief (6)

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21d

Mondrian's first to abrogate a religious genre (5)

22d

A little late, intentionally avoided any restaurant (3,2)

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