Guardian Cryptic #28696

2022-03-04

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Across

1a

Entertainment venue close to bath full of chlorine (9)

6a

Milk? Fail to provide enough, nicking quarter of pint (4)

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8a

Convenient to adopt unsuitable name for fibre (8)

9a

A note about lake on fire (6)

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10a

Fan chasing diminished top seed (6)

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11a

Crawler identifying former president’s wife (8)

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12a

In general, lecturers rejected underground room (6)

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15a

Involuntary response when calling to do with sound of speech (8)

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16a

Special constable carrying radio, pulled out every so often? (8)

19a

Fool in show of enjoyment backed rebellion (6)

21a

Positive articles regarding all the gods (8)

22a

Spiritual range, undergoing change of direction? Rubbish (6)

24a

Male breaking in to knock off old cape (6)

25a

Escapes including receipts? They shouldn't really be seen (3-5)

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26a

Kind component of repeated penalty? (4)

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27a

Dodgily roped in to swallow hot new painkiller (9)

Down

1d

Chart-topper set cut unmusical sound (5)

2d

Large waves swamping tips of pontoon anchor (7)

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3d

Handle subject of diplomatic negotiations but not completely (5)

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4d

Give away rental properties before impertinent speech (3,4)

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5d

Get on with climbing felllocation of high-level discussion? (9)

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6d

Only accepting half of UK invested in pound? That can be sorted out (7)

7d

I’m the writer with a writer’s complaint, say, working in complete absorption (9)

13d

Former figures in garden, with first couple moving back as a penance (9)

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14d

Timber European found below crest (9)

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17d

Despicable rise in attention about national costume (7)

18d

Line about number turning up close to fantastic US city (7)

20d

Head off evidence of bovine activity in most of the canal trail (7)

22d

Independent blocking another newspaper displaying instrument (5)

23d

Ecological style of writing about to be promoted (5)