Guardian Cryptic #28700

2022-03-09

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Across

1a

Passes over the Guardian's standard (7)

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5a

Musicianone deliberately getting the count wrong? (7)

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9a

Wonderful! First Macbeth, then Hamlet briefly, making a comeback? (5)

10a

Type of soldiers covering partners with return fire (4,5)

11a

Born to talk banally about methane, say (7,3)

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12a

Man perhaps spreading lies (4)

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14a

Hotel worker is nice to pert model (12)

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18a

Neural defect has bachelor telephone dead actress (6,6)

21a

Bishop's pawn has work with English opening (4)

22a

Nonconformist getting whisky on the house? (4,6)

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25a

One on Saturn trip, taking in ring and comet's tail? (9)

26a

Weather to turn rainy in the end (5)

27a

Trunks almost all removedsmashing result for swimmers (7)

28a

For each side upon tumbling meteor (7)

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Down

1d

Church gathered to welcome new material (6)

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2d

Slight problem with some fixtures and fittings (6)

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3d

Posh trendpace about bare floorboards? (10)

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4d

A relative getting up with cereal, ultimately for fibre (5)

5d

Amazing soft drinks, Tango I see (9)

6d

Hell's cold: it's round and flat (4)

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7d

Title of cricket ground's cool (8)

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8d

Contemplates Mirror and Sun (8)

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13d

Perhaps China's promise to take liberal prisoner with Queen (5,5)

15d

Criminal bears arms? Shame (9)

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16d

Mammal to help out after bearing insect (8)

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17d

Skip American politician being caught by cleaner (8)

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19d

Discontented poor Indian and commonplacenot like him! (6)

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20d

Remained utterly sober (6)

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23d

Consume tea brewed at university (3,2)

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24d

Fuel cell's casing holds ordinary acid, primarily (4)