Guardian Cryptic #28740

2022-04-25

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Across

1a

Ministries on casual break (12)

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9a

Old-fashioned secretaries not completely prepared (5)

10a

Supply with gold before beginning to laugh and cry (9)

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11a

Flee in small vehicle with rejected agent (7)

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12a

Right to trust missing book provides help (7)

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13a

Crooks wail about community service? (6,4)

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15a

Regularly applauds bonus (4)

18a

Barely impartial (4)

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19a

Monumental queues forming behind National, endlessly (10)

22a

Servant goes after farm animal in frenzy (7)

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24a

Apparently removes end from items (7)

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25a

Ninety featuring in subtle story published only by us (9)

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26a

A home featured in newspaper is unsteady (5)

27a

Carefree and pleased to leave fortune to unknown quantity (5-2-5)

Down

1d

Examples of popular positions (9)

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2d

Ship neat rum for player (8)

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3d

Part of core curriculum to come up again (5)

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4d

Bury ready for French to take (9)

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5d

High quiet stream (6)

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6d

Ordinary charge to speak (5)

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7d

Fits spring on messaging service (6)

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8d

Ways of heading off depression before the Sabbath (6)

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14d

Article in part of electrical system is decaying (9)

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16d

I quit idly, wandering in fluid state (9)

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17d

Defeat provided by one caught showing great joy (8)

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18d

Vessel with wine is shaken (6)

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20d

Substitute Queen rested by entrance to zoo (6)

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21d

Leaders of gardeners' and zoologists' unions meet privately to seek a higher offer (6)

23d

Little time for tea or coffee (5)

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24d

Blue revolutionary left lodge (5)

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