Guardian Cryptic #28737

2022-04-21

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Across

1a

Spare the criminal a list of his crimes (3,5)

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6a

Ex-pat changes first name to Charlie for some protection (6)

9a

Addict returns with essentially filthy product (6)

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10a

Sea creature shows weak balance with oxygen originally depleted (8)

11a

Break up site calling for abolition of imperial measure (9)

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13a

Deep line used by this painter (5)

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15a

Deal with motorway getting flooded by river (6)

17a

Polish yearly statement acknowledging a lack of alternative options? (6)

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18a

Stop me wandering haphazardly through village (6)

19a

Endless slander I attributed to old girls and boys (6)

21a

Brilliant and popular among cast (5)

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22a

Diplomatic tool for long distance communication (9)

25a

They're mine workers on leave (5,3)

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26a

Trendy bright female, at heart, is a poser (6)

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28a

Direct progress (4,2)

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29a

Straighten out to take left? The reverse actually (3,5)

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Down

2d

Point of no return for champion (3)

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3d

Trained guardians removing grid where it gets quite hot (5)

4d

Get ground floor flat after application (5,5)

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5d

Troop learns to avoid the regular drinkers (6)

6d

Rude sentry's edging away from royal greeting (4)

7d

Some log in with permutation of made up expression (9)

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8d

Reformed Serb covered in praise for comment (11)

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12d

Just like that, perhaps, net reportedly unravels (5,6)

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14d

Congress makes standard complaint about India (10)

16d

Family bank Spooner dismissed as stupid and silly (3,3,3)

20d

Augment noise of horn by adding occasional flux (4,2)

23d

She sounds out difficult note for singer (5)

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24d

Not workinghad to slow consumption in the end (4)

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27d

It expresses indifference about margin being raised? (3)

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