Guardian Cryptic #28683

2022-02-17

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Across

7a

See 15

8a

Inflamed area poked by sick fool (7)

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9a

Fool, big lump (4)

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10a

Fools take on county (9)

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12a
22a

Stop feeding wrong dose to fool (5,4)

13a

Grid in FT cryptic lacking purpose? (8)

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15a
7a

Fool with yellow Caribbean dish (4,7)

16a

Dip about right for dipso (5)

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17a

Twist in tornado? (4)

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18a

First of balls found in broken urinal behind entrance of tennis court (8)

20a

Fool in defence, City's back (5)

21a

Turn up to either building, though not hospital (9)

22a

See 12

24a

Island where sweet thing faces giant of the ocean (7)

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25a

Cheap wine, burgundy almost knocked overfool! (7)

Down

1d

Dish having Asian lentils for starters? (4)

2d

Distorted notes in passport, say, held by a decrepit thing (4,4)

3d

Frail worker having broken spirit, lifted (6)

4d

Fool lowers credit (8)

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5d

Grievance expressed when one enters place (6)

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6d

High point reached, some problem catching up (4)

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11d

Swimmer's bloody outdated style (3,6)

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12d

Marxist revolutionary and British head of state in lift (5)

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14d

Fool one in three names with chicanery, finally (5)

16d

Condemn fool holding figure upside down (8)

17d

Far from bloody good job! (4,4)

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19d

One following fool gripping lead on rabid dog (6)

20d

That man in violent slide reversing car (6)

21d

Fool covering king in some butter (4)

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23d

Arouse wife on the ground (4)

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