Guardian Cryptic #28625

2021-12-10

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Across

1a

Closing plant? Case of farewell, have fun in retirement (7)

5a

Wear belt (7)

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10a

Bath Oliver’s last in box (4)

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11a

Oliver's compositions? Fine examples (10)

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12a

Work party (6)

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13a

Want to arrange meeting time: hour put in (8)

14a

Painting with concerning mark inside mount (9)

16a

Like to stay in bed and take it easy (5)

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17a

Tip of tape measure going round collar (5)

19a

Carpet to cover floor (5,4)

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23a

Figure with cake and tea getting biscuit at the back (3,5)

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24a

Secretary regularly takes breaks (6)

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26a

More unfinished canapés, crackers and cheese (10)

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27a

Go out with model to get food (4)

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28a

Over bowled from complex period of play (7)

29a

Friend forced to accept retire­ment, primarily by firm (7)

Down

2d

Upset friend has left: brilliant mathematician (7)

3d

Tango close to body (5)

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4d

Country song about American hotel, essentially (7)

6d

Line to put into program for computer (6)

7d

Football team with tendency to cross, winning corner at the end (9)

8d

Comes out of European Union, mostly with backing of idiots (7)

9d

See 25

15d

Punk band raises excitement at the start (9)

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18d

Cover of Escort: a celebrity back issue (7)

20d

Boss with certain way of working to absorb pressure (7)

21d

Range of understanding after insignificant day: time to stop work (7)

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22d

Bob’s one hard song to perform (6)

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25d
9d

After reshuffle, Nadine Dorries (Con) out, not primarily being dealt with (5,13)