Guardian Cryptic #28692

2022-02-28

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Across

1a

Minor problem getting horse into river (6)

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5a

Politician in obvious statement of political idiocy (8)

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9a

Wimp has scoop about friend coming back (4,4)

10a

Underwear found in shopping area aboard ship (6)

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11a

Being gutless, meddle with Bowie's arrangement (12)

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13a

Double act that's no longer with us (4)

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14a

Declare large city locked in? Not after that! (2,6)

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17a

Draw foes outit should stop a beating (4,4)

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18a

Objectives of European nations disturbed some leaders (4)

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20a

Look after small personal problem for careless shepherd (6,2,4)

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23a

Illegally approaches player? Fight back is winning (4,2)

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24a

Type of service available en route to popular escape (8)

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25a

City of noted square singer who lit up sick soldiers (8)

26a

Old religious type takes crucial lead from nature (6)

Down

2d

Cut up as daughter falls, being murdered (4)

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3d

Reading so liberally is quite pretentious (9)

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4d

Pass by the Spanish church feature (6)

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5d

Loud males in heat somehow made them suicidal (6,3,6)

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6d

Fantastic sunlit surroundings for river that's pristine (8)

7d

Training expert in silence, perhaps (5)

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8d

Cut team coming second? (10)

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12d

What's more, many back taking on Brussels, for example (2,3,2,3)

15d

It's a stretch to get privates on the ground (3,6)

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16d

Detective's joke sounds a bit crude (8)

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19d

Picture earl with flies undone (6)

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21d

Thin core becoming smallit could shock you (5)

22d

Avoid car accident when temperature drops (4)