Guardian Cryptic #28668

2022-01-31

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Across

8a

Bill joins in peaceful song (8)

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9a

Learn dances to an organ (5)

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10a
24a

The number of people reached conceal how old they are (8)

11a

Jack Sprat wouldn't gossip (4,3,3)

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12a

My fees are high; that's unfortunate (4,2)

14a

Standing up, let vicar out (8)

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15a

Heavenly body that rises with the sun? (7)

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17a

Lack of experience of top-class doctor in New York (7)

20a

Occupying platform, nationalist is to make no progress (8)

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22a

Almost be bold enough to succeed famous scientist (6)

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23a

Cop it badly, after lie about fast connection (5,5)

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24a

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25a

It signifies death of Dickens's little girl on the radio (5)

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26a

Contemplate change in friend (8)

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Down

1d

Madly keen to receive love, a source of energy (8)

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2d
24d

Produce army officer's short note (8)

3d

Awkward to be left on the other side of the Channel (6)

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4d

Join the army again? One is not in the front line (7)

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5d

Capital's name finally included in new airport (8)

6d

Live as Liberal in college, always a sceptic (10)

7d

Animal found in mountain area, roughly (6)

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13d

Music and weed, which you may have in the back yard (4,6)

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16d

Readjust such files? (4-4)

18d

Closely follow the scandal of the Three Blind Mice? (8)

19d

Source of milk I'm beginning to exploit between lunch and dinner (7)

21d

Could bridge be called this complicated? (6)

22d

Resolve of detectives to enter river (6)

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24d

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