Guardian Cryptic #28656

2022-01-17

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Across

1a

Tomb's terrible curse: help! (9)

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6a

Drop small piece of sugar (5)

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9a

Have breakfast, as all the king's horses and men did (2,2,4,2,2,3)

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10a

One day, start to eat and fill up (4)

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11a

Jargon in capital university describing, say, beer (8)

14a

Marvellous month ending with a starry event (9)

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15a

Prophet almost died, drenched in water (5)

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16a

Dismissing one set of Nazis, control group of law enforcers (5)

18a

Badly alarmed by North Dakota, an unreal place (9)

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20a

Exhaust me, returning to America retired (8)

21a

Spades sever rabbit's tail (4)

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25a

One's mad to have these pro­tected creatures in church (4,2,3,6)

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26a

Discharge ambassador, who's in drink (5)

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27a

Lose voter? Terrible for president (9)

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Down

1d

Sounds exasperated by announced dimensions (5)

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2d

Worst and best refuelling place (3,4)

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3d

In the light, wife is off colour (4)

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4d

Arthur tries to conceal injury (4)

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5d

Old partner one scolded is free of blame (10)

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6d

Hot seat may shatter the unadventurous (4-2-4)

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7d

Waste of time, what you may do to protect the environment? (7)

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8d

Wilful greedy guts was in charge (9)

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12d

Committee said umpire is wrong (10)

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13d

Would, say, ship provide a job for Ali Baba? (10)

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14d

Peter's excited to receive an honour at start of school year (9)

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17d

Ghost is a little suspect, really (7)

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19d

Trouble for each major enemy (7)

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22d

Go to join street meeting (5)

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23d

Looking embarrassed by love? Have another go (4)

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24d

Hours before present (4)

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