Guardian Cryptic #28728

2022-04-11

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Across

1a

Large blade with phoney coating's a cracker (12)

9a

Mature lawyer retired last month (5)

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10a

Modified Bronx diet, one with lighter content (9)

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11a

Work colleague conclusively classifying short fibrous protein (7)

12a

Barrel transporting vintage spirit across island (3,4)

13a

Vigilant dancing in Swan Lake? (2,4,4)

15a

Correct last of errors in project (4)

18a

Team from busy Cheshire station on the air (4)

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19a

Revives female pen-pushers despatching first novel (8,2)

22a

Wine the French rejected drunk by agent (7)

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24a

Not quite happening (5,2)

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25a

Loud insistent call oddly tender (9)

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26a

Moving 23? (5)

27a

Acclaim luminary meriting advance (12)

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Down

1d

See 7

2d

Accredited goal secures championship (8)

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3d

Board agree to progress (3,2)

4d

Transmissions from an English port in case of hostilities (9)

5d

Every seven days, leader apparently turned up submissively (6)

6d

What remains of passion and honour in hero's heart (5)

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7d
1d

Engineer can request a book, needing to start afresh, it's said (4,2,6,3)

8d

Former European politician with time to spare (6)

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14d

Like canine amputee in yard? (5,4)

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16d

Horrid ugly things not good for recycling (9)

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17d

Stammering man's just what's needed by worker (8)

18d

Extraterrestrial's son's declining wits (6)

20d

Need university dons to write lines (6)

21d

Nutty Scottish leader once losing face (6)

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23d

Amateur in prison making way up (5)

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24d

Zest revolutionised hot sugary drinks (5)

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