Guardian Cryptic #28635

2021-12-22

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Across

8a
25a

12, where two crossings on carpets reversed (8,6)

9a

12 Paul owned on film (6)

10a

Crew member pocketing a charm (4)

11a

Back socialist after U-turn, right-wing politician being offensive (10)

12a

Dirt, GO? (6)

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14a

Dark coloured head and forehead on knight (3-5)

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15a

Stop cutting curly hair daily (3,4)

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17a

Unknown number visiting away 12 (7)

20a

Bit stuck in lift that hasn't open­ed, one giving the illusion of movement? (2,6)

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22a
19d

Splash out on Midlands 12 (6,7)

23a

Nasty look securing newspaper worker for Punch (4-6)

24a

Valley area underneath emptied into rivers (4)

25a

See 8

26a

Happy taking flight in one's mind? (8)

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Down

1d

Bully races out where it all kicks off? (2,6)

2d

12 swapping halves in test? (4)

3d

Despicable type almost finished (6)

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4d

Trouble over sphincter, tender (7)

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5d

Raise cube enclosed by layer (8)

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6d

Brother I see sent up after relative losing head in prison (10)

7d
24d

12 in a word shifting under root vegetable, briefly (6,4)

13d

Substitute player knocked unconscious, part of boot on youngster's head (10)

16d

12: 12 that is with stream (8)

18d

Lovely tune, ultimately inspiring start of hymnlisten! (4,4)

19d

See 22 across

21d

Motion's art formmight that be in him? (6)

22d

Table includes boundaries from your old player (6)

24d

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