Guardian Cryptic #28653

2022-01-13

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Across

1a

Mark with spots led astray instal­ling smartphone program (6)

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4a

They protect the Crown (7)

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9a

Old setter's good with child (9)

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10a

Reject outcast swapping sides (5)

11a

Monsters finally go looking for three knights (5)

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12a

According to Spooner, Murs trick with soap? (9)

13a

Record rise in disorder after parties (7)

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15a

Courting daughter with giant fiddle (6)

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17a

Struggles with 5 + 8 + 7? I've left 'e' out, not even in order (6)

19a

Turn provided by senior cricketer (7)

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22a

City official tracking the movement of Sterling? (9)

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24a

Matter of time before corrupt cop jails international (5)

26a

One empty beer returned for bitter (5)

27a

Cliches etc thus translated to cover new section (9)

28a

Troy besieged by messy rebels with special structures (7)

29a

Top of double-decker bus to crash into reservations (6)

Down

1d

Plant used for colour, as a Welshman would say (7)

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2d

To the audience, type of TV view material (5)

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3d

Rugby players upend that man over tense tradesman (9)

4d

Negotiated hard deal about riding horse (7)

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5d

Transport gold in two hands by end of day (5)

6d

Illustrated River Dee, clear down the middle (9)

7d

Climbing mountains with peaks of snow hurts a little (6)

8d

1 of 2 or 1 in 3, roughly? (6)

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14d

Weak bowling technique Cook sees, getting over 50 (9)

16d

A number score twice with only headers (6-3)

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18d

Smartens up princess, scruffy without pin (7)

19d

Stronger sack carrying money (roubles) (6)

20d

Finds another role for exceptional actress (7)

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21d

Pieces of meat, drink and cocktail during the weekend? (6)

23d

Black market stocks book (5)

25d

Delivering fruit precisely (5)

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