Guardian Cryptic #28597

2021-11-08

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Across

1a

Many letters received after a number of animals shot (7)

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5a

Scowling, dropping some flour in gravy (7)

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9a

Illness being new, complaining more to listeners (9)

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10a

Finish cleaning second little pet (3,2)

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11a

Boy, by complete coincidence, not female (4)

12a

Domestic cleaner's opinion of lottery (10)

14a

Sport I play in good health (6)

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15a

Dismember hanged traitor? Mercy! (7)

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16a

No relaxation, enclosing a direction for poetry (3-4)

18a

Recruit is strangely silent (6)

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20a

Settlements in town send me nuts (10)

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21a

Pointed criticism of second pub? (4)

24a

As slaver, master holding nothing back (5)

25a

Is old cat welcoming a time in quarantine? (9)

26a

Idiot parent ignoring last notice (7)

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27a

By the way, threw out mild oath (7)

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Down

1d

That's one in the eye for scholar (5)

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2d

Presenter and what her voice may come from (7)

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3d

Many Britons so classified graduate with me (4)

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4d

Carried away by current film? (4,4,3,4)

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5d

Is it unfair to ask these of the wealthy? (6,9)

6d

Not in position to admit girl that's too good to ignore (10)

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7d

Embed Mike into one factory (7)

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8d

Tackle receiving poor pay in intermediate period (3,4)

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13d

Thus raised concern about untrained playwright (5,5)

16d

Number fed on bananas, very many (2,3,2)

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17d

Old soldier, a camp entertainer (7)

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19d

Perhaps seen from Torquay hotel window, ie waves crashing (3,4)

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22d

Needed as substitutes? Come off it! (5)

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23d

Pretty fine appearance (4)

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