Guardian Cryptic #28616

2021-11-30

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Across

7a

2 securing old, old driver (7)

8a

Quintet and quartet where one might check out 2 (7)

9a

2 drops in for meat (4)

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10a

Cheese left, acknowledge unfinished (4,5)

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12a

2 picking up record (5)

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13a

Name gong bagged by more than one of twelve (8)

15a

Wobbly stuff, Hindu music rejected (4)

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16a

2's flute, perhaps (5)

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17a

2 shut up (4)

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18a

Suitcase on bed before end of lifewhere one pegs out (8)

20a

Small skirt's pinned on back (5)

21a

On reflection, what one might have said on meeting river with a religious leader (9)

22a
25a

17 across, composer appearing in monthwhere reason for being late remains unknown? (4,7)

24a

Army, one broken from now on (3,4)

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25a

See 22

Down

1d

2 succeeding often on the radioas another? (4)

2d

Maestro primarily inspired by work in creation of score? (8)

3d

Tyrant locking last of opponents in garage (6)

4d

Notes from female 2 (8)

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5d

20 down, 19 and 12 across in Dutch village once (6)

6d

Correct, somewhat vindicated I thought (4)

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11d

Ultimately, number being all wrong, take one back (4,1,4)

12d

14, 19 and 12 across drink (5)

14d

2 looking discontented, musical talent claims (5)

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16d

Directors of Indian state embark (2,6)

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17d

Line in solid design of aero­nautical engineering triumph (8)

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19d

Musical section briefly captivating royal 2 (6)

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20d

2: chap stealing hearts, ending in despair (6)

21d

2, one being paid without limits (4)

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23d

Score the finest music, 'Messiah' last of all (4)

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