Guardian Cryptic #28644

2022-01-03

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Across

1a

Persistent animal gets exercise daily, using leads (6)

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5a

A whale of a book (4-4)

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9a

Lets out, or lets out again (8)

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10a

Fancy a nut? Go for this sweet (6)

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11a

Little Bo-Peep is cursory, for one? (7,5)

13a

Piece of luggage, one for Sherlock? (4)

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14a

In the middle, putting very cheap item of jewellery (8)

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17a

Move quickly to secure prison (8)

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18a

Matter hard to press forward (4)

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20a

Admitted a record holds information (12)

23a

Two strips of beach (6)

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24a

Stars sit around, no lovers of red revolution (8)

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25a

Ruin some poor Frenchman (8)

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26a

Cut like a baby? (6)

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Down

2d

Old writer is generally accessible (4)

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3d

Be gentler when developing this? (5,4)

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4d

Want to get rid of Dad? (6)

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5d

Craftsman sadly cremates partner (6,9)

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6d

Discussing informally how to insist on remaining alive (8)

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7d

Money to make; not nice (5)

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8d

Unpleasantly damp feeling of tunnels with shellfish about (10)

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12d

Liqueur seen to spoil a small cloth (10)

15d

Such relentless questioning of machine gun's capability (5-4)

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16d

Nobody accepts a little piece in any colour (3-5)

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19d

Horrified as a good speed is cut (6)

21d

Little spikes: personally, I have 20 (5)

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22d

Snag: first horse is missing and must be scratched (4)

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