Guardian Cryptic #28622

2021-12-07

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Across

1a

State welcome includes a whiskeyfirst class! (6)

4a

Wife's at home, the husband's out and runs when it's cold (6)

9a

Speed is 1,000 and 100 in reverse (4)

10a

Mother and boy tend to awkwardness (10)

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11a

Nice lemon in tonic, mixed right inside (6)

12a

Stomach problem from avid reader's head going hard (8)

13a

For example, woman will pack extremely ginormous cases (9)

15a

Old criminal carrying a burden (4)

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16a

Recovering abstainer leaves drink (4)

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17a

Outstanding independent region houses 2,000 people altogether (9)

21a

Rejecting volunteers, politician's swamped by mock test essays (8)

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22a

Missile to stun borders of Egypt (6)

24a

Unable to write 49 + 51 three times a quarter? (10)

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25a

Second piece of bacon (4)

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26a

Thatcher's revolting for jailing opposition leader and the Queen (6)

27a

Get away with key? (6)

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Down

1d

Suspended sentence? (7)

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2d

Attendant spills first drink (5)

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3d

1 + 1000 + 1000 + (7- 5): roughly, that's huge (7)

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5d

Cast iron contains note for use within the home (6)

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6d

Demolish place over hard crossword? (5,4)

7d

Colour of restored building: timeless (4-3)

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8d

Everybody let son and daughter cut grass on 1/11 (3,7,3)

14d

Good man and woman's life wins heart of working campaigner against apartheid (5,4)

16d

One packaging 16 across, but not Courage? (7)

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18d

Sells millions on hot streak(7)

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19d

unlimited by 100 pound and English sentimentality (7)

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20d

Each master eats pastry (6)

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23d

Snake about to bite Rob to bits (5)

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