Guardian Cryptic #28684

2022-02-18

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Across

1a

Advisor who's not welcome to dine in rugby players' club (4-4,6)

8a

Corrupt leaders in thrash arranged inside Number Ten (5)

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9a

Official to an extent securing home cover again (8)

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11a

Artist drawing horse behind farm animal (7)

12a

He investigates passing round pickle sandwiches (7)

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13a

What must be cracked on vehicle (5)

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15a

Expert insight for furnishing (9)

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17a

Husband has problems stifling camp inclinations (9)

20a

Business chief pockets £50 in big fiddle? (5)

21a

It stores crude ancient booze tucked into by setter (3,4)

23a

Sign of virtue from samurai, periodically welcoming new role (7)

25a

Chucking away soggy food, about to stuff face (8)

26a

Tea drunk by queen in Royal Gala, say (5)

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27a

Positions men take up in Waterloo and Austerlitz? (6,8)

Down

1d

Gutless emperor trembled after very macho glance (8,4)

2d

Stick characters in erotic lingerie (5)

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3d

Takes off part of the weekend, given flowers (9)

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4d

What pretentious people put on, hot in transport (7)

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5d

Ate up most of ham, in reality (2,5)

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6d

Bull's neighbour has meal first off (5)

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7d

A must see: Stalin getting overthrown (9)

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10d

Old browser? A bot runs ours loosely (12)

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14d

British recalling space traveller's instrument (9)

16d

Getting cross, perhaps, in my play area before time (9)

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18d

Land's ground seemed to contain nitrogen (7)

19d

Bulb, one often lit up around foyer (7)

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22d

Plant once again lush, climbing (5)

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24d

Boutros Boutros-Ghali's repeated conclusion (5)

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