Guardian Cryptic #28711

2022-03-22

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Across

1a

Queen, involved in lousy oil transaction, makes a speech (9)

6a

See 26

8a

One stands to the right of East Ender's impoverished plant (8)

9a

See 10

10a
9a

Street band, Troy, casually accepting His Eminence's explanation of everything? (6,6)

11a

Old-fashioned you, having S&M! (8)

12a

Restless type of fellow one would become (6)

15a

Space mission souvenir display behind tip (8)

16a

Company actor's top covered by plain item of clothing (8)

19a

Spotted drugs of different colours (6)

21a

Sentimentality effected with each brainwave (4,4)

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22a

Chatter about Dicky's outcome (3-3)

24a

End the French tax levied by French king! (6)

25a

Accordingly, protecting against a grand capital city (8)

26a
6a

Cut Channel's source for blubber? (4,4)

27a

Old player determined to get a ham regional accent (9)

Down

1d

Parade prop (5)

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2d

Not so acceptable, being next to good novelist (7)

3d

Not standing as a politician, many would assume? (5)

4d
20d

Scientific attempt to formulate fundamental rules of squashmutiny, PC involved! (7,7)

5d

Appearing later: coyote, initially tamed, crossed with setter (3,2,4)

6d

One getting ready item of furniture (7)

7d

Record large number used chlorine (9)

13d

Popular musical instrument, extremely tactile, but untouched? (9)

14d

Organised hen do in smart European port (9)

17d

Two daughters interrupting irritating type, who poses a problem (7)

18d

Window art over northern entrances to Science and Oceanography Museum (7)

20d

See 4

22d

Is out of low value coins for pasta (5)

23d

Fall out! Engage in battle! (5)