Guardian Cryptic #28735

2022-04-19

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Across

9a

Ground flour? Of course, no longer sureit's faded (3-6)

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10a

In the Mirror, comic Brand plugs impression of wine (5)

11a

Sailor steals one advanced piece of jewellery (5)

12a

How to maintain an accurate tally of fortified towers? (4,5)

13a

Brexit negotiator swaps note with Republican fence (7)

14a

Elves are beautiful in elegant stripy tops (7)

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17a

Material carried by wobbly crate (5)

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19a

Time for an old political journalist (3)

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20a

Lord installs square safe (5)

21a

More flexible to take Latin during meal (7)

22a

Penny's annoyed by design originally being copied without permission (7)

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24a

Bishop walking and picking fruit (9)

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26a

National enters 25 countries (5)

28a

Woman returns recent delivery with contents missing (5)

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29a

Queen always follows a half of stout with tablet (9)

Down

1d

Missed final? Nothing replaces Arsenal's crown (4)

2d

Business relationship (6)

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3d

As a finish to hatter's ambition? (2,3,2,3)

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4d

King breaks nose, shirtless, of rugby player (6)

5d

Novelist drops back knowing one's a pest (8)

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6d

Short reptile in half of China (4)

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7d

Welsh football manager once hugged by Kitty as 'a man of the people' (8)

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8d

Long to decorate? Not I! (4)

13d

Whisky calls? (5)

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15d

Simultaneously elected soldier and three students taking English (2,8)

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16d

A bit of her novel is set within Scotland's borders (5)

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18d

Pisa can't be rebuilt by leaders (8)

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19d

Discontented Japanese leave teas, wanting Eastern favourites (8)

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22d

Soldiers go back-to-back during exercise, 1 out of 10? (6)

23d

Naughty child can regularly keep reading (6)

24d

Blackbird's dish? (4)

25d

Young people cry when lifted up over your head (4)

27d

Walk dogs, perhaps in retirement (4)

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