Guardian Cryptic #28710

2022-03-21

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Across

1a

Transport to hotel with infant, one with large eyes (8)

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5a

Kitten group in a sort of pile (6)

9a

Sleuth of inferior quality concealing hesitation (8)

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10a

Hard mineral in estuary (6)

12a

Feeble daughter about to languish (5)

13a

Conspiring old American sounds a warning (2,7)

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14a

Terrified by a concoction for roughage (7,5)

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18a

Railway showing marvellous film (5,7)

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21a

Where one could select a banana without thinking about it (3,2,4)

23a

Musician to do a bit better than Queen (5)

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24a

Woman fighting retail giant (6)

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25a

Blair on a trip to a hall that's this grand? (8)

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26a

Assuming label covers family (6)

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27a

Alter vital access to capitals (5,3)

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Down

1d

Live on edge nearby (6)

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2d

Farewell poker call? (3,3)

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3d

Social event with meaning for writer (9)

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4d

Once upon a time yacht and bike needed to travel (4,2,3,3)

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6d

A very small amount of sense (5)

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7d

Spotted puffed-up character on TV (2,6)

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8d

Chin rest's alternative name (8)

11d

Cause extreme panic as throat ceased moving (5,2,5)

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15d

Female I rebuke is impervious to a tongue (9)

16d

No rating could be so uneducated (8)

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17d

Resigned cashier's job in bohemian area of Paris (4,4)

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19d

Raise credit in America, a small increase (6)

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20d

Complete unknown covering front of robe with flounces (6)

22d

Having escaped, move smoothly north (5)

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