Guardian Cryptic #28714

2022-03-25

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Across

8a

Fellow cutting crime is one wanting a good time (8)

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9a

Love great ending to series (5)

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10a

Figure who's dashing round, pursuing the lady (4)

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11a

Welcomes drinking keg, providing dodgy offeringslike the across solutions here? (5,5)

12a

Complaint of English graduate chasing half-cut Bohemians (6)

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14a

Nameless, strutting male model (8)

15a

One's therefore hugging maiden's neck (7)

17a

Tragic figure's return followed by artist (7)

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20a

Church walls in Barcelona perhaps quartz (8)

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22a

Setter's receiving benefit, needing a turn in the air (6)

23a

Opponent of slack stagnation (10)

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24a

A drive through Paris or Edinburgh in reverse (4)

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25a

Running behind officer showing some guts (5)

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26a

Composition in D sharp originally containing nothing unknown (8)

Down

1d

Denials of wrongdoing from French criminals (8)

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2d

Really gloomy, left by women without company (4)

3d

Through defending American government, Republican is an enabler of Congress (6)

4d

Endeavour of a worker to come in sober (7)

5d

Might one crow, when dog gets empty eggshell? (8)

6d

High-calorie dip is perhaps seasonal (10)

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7d

Untidy guy's given name (6)

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13d

Rightly touring north in a way that involves different groups (10)

16d

Fabulous beasts with one ear in sun, gambolling (8)

18d

Crosses houses we'd rebuilt for timber suppliers (8)

19d

Terrible avarice is perhaps a staple for the rich? (7)

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21d

Queen needs jacket in chilly lakeside resort (6)

22d

Mostly praise corporation over being member-owned (6)

24d

Language using few words needs no introduction (4)

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