Guardian Cryptic #28651

2022-01-11

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Across

1a

Neptune has been leaking? Hope your trip is safe! (8)

5a

Bad habits, clinging to old opinions (6)

9a

Refuses to play against every international team (3,6)

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11a

Pack round a US resort (5)

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12a

Leave me alone, teacher foolishly bids tutor (2,3,7)

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15a

One working in bed offers noth­ing for woman to embrace (4)

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16a

Indulgent secretary leaves hard copy letter (10)

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18a

Titled lady no one associated with a lord, somehow (5,5)

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19a

Out loud, not many will be encouraging (4)

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21a

Run taken from excellent ball by youngster? That's routine (4,3,5)

24a

Asian native suggesting his phone was silent? (5)

25a

Limit on height of church is to stimulate new ideas (9)

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26a

Vital to carry card with name to donate this? (6)

27a

O boy! Mink's fantastic for me (2,2,4)

Down

1d

Pet jumps up to grab a stick (4)

2d

With spirit lacking, heart lost at the expected time (4)

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3d

Whiteness of cloud tipped with gold (6)

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4d

Sealed instruction for some severe brothers (8,5)

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6d

Stub toes carelessly: most stupid (8)

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7d

Example of punctuation almost unprecedented in official statement (10)

8d

One insect, or another with small mark on, let free (4,6)

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10d

Process for making rock, a fatal day used up thinking (13)

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13d

Hawks wine round hospital showing war damage (5,5)

14d

Gained hair untidily that's on the side of the head (7,3)

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17d

Eccentric dispute in delta region (8)

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20d

Playwright's agreed a firm rise (6)

22d

King's imprimatur lends organ­isation at first a certain weight (4)

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23d

Like hens, eat a quantity of grain (4)

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