Guardian Cryptic #28676

2022-02-09

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Across

8a

Mrs Jellyby, for one, should improve, speaking ungrammatically (2-6)

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9a

Fast direction out of city (6)

10a

Made a sharp noise, talking in a trance (4)

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11a

Cut being painful, get on computer to cancel golf (10)

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12a

Superfluous measure, so I took some back (6)

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14a

Fill with enthusiasm to revolut­ionise green lives on Earth (8)

15a

Club swam the Serpentine (4,3)

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17a

Tenor joins singing group during quiet day off (7)

20a

Appalling racismit can be very wounding (8)

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22a

Glimpse a drum kit, half missing (6)

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23a

Agent finally disowns politicians, a spooky set (3,7)

24a

Sellers say 'Don't stop' (2,2)

25a

Drinking too much, bishop goes off dribbling (6)

26a

Extremely selfish, muscular Atlas did (8)

Down

1d

I look up one article on another fairy tale (8)

2d
24d

Time to joke, entering into extra financial burden? (8)

3d

A little poem for Proust's girl? (6)

4d

Noble rank open to knight: earl (7)

5d

Strangely, a peer and me touring Hungary may fly together (8)

6d

One lawyer in casual dress beneath consideration (10)

7d

Looks for audience: they fit in well (6)

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13d

Confident visionary said alternative's not on at first (10)

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16d

Granted that a large idea may fall short (8)

18d

Be inactive, as old vein's opening in heart (4,4)

19d

Goat is ready to start getting drunk, a debauchee (7)

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21d

Kidnapper's instruction to make a turn in vehicle (6)

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22d

Ridiculous way muscles bend at the top (6)

24d

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