Guardian Cryptic #28631

2021-12-17

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Across

1a

Going on record, account penned by non-drinkers is woolly stuff (6)

5a

Allocating roles to defend line protecting the king (8)

9a

With musical backing, orator shows clipped style (8)

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10a

Friends given the most common component of breeze block (6)

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11a

President dismissing Republican to get refreshment (4)

12a

Cryptically, it is a busy commercial area (4,6)

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13a

Asian sultanate, British-administered, that is to the west (6)

14a

Person who gets paid cash advance (8)

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16a

Drink a six-pack? Then I will get drunk! (8)

19a

Case of regressive fascist is for shrink (6)

21a

Remarkable bottom shown by male pants squeezing tight till it hurts (3-4,3)

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23a

Dated girl obliged to get picked up (4)

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24a

A pungent flavouring out of large fungus (6)

25a

Welsh town's parliamentarian returning penniless (8)

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26a

Check report of sport glasses (8)

27a

Taking down and out to get £1,000 (6)

Down

2d

European with present trouble grasping English divine command (3,5,2,5)

3d

Instance of flogging for all to see in hostilities (7)

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4d

Radical classical sextet ignored by a record collector (9)

5d

What shows middle is plump, having trim clothing? (4,3)

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6d

Job, say, pertains to ice houses (5)

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7d

It's a battle getting piano into small shed (7)

8d

Getting on well and clearly brave about it (2,6,7)

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15d

A group rowing in a newsroom broadcast (9)

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17d

Acting head of institute plugs buzzword? (7)

18d

Block out tabs containing content of YouTube (7)

20d

Biden, for one, raising flag, getting black mark (7)

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22d

No leaving construction sets in sacred site (5)