Guardian Cryptic #28770

2022-05-30

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Across

9a

Reason to restrict availability of alcohol (9)

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10a

Busy pub talk is essentially quite ordinary (5)

11a

Quiet one moving east carrying a signal (7)

12a

Case is plain with ivory top inlaid (7)

13a

Note skin damageit's huge, man! (5)

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14a

Initial deal that comes through personal experience (5,4)

16a

The cool cat a poet made up is absolutely useless (9,6)

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19a

Club rates redesigned so they are easy to understand (9)

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21a

I leave country hotel to find wine (5)

22a

A municipality confiscating papers causes bitterness (7)

23a

Ulster artist holding lead is just bliss (7)

24a

Tolerate a new wife moving right out (5)

25a

First officer who looks after himself, primarily? (6,3)

Down

1d

The facts are these: freewheeling stars will break apart defence (5,5)

2d

Weapon some strap to their feet (8)

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3d

Get moving to improve method of seduction (4,2)

4d

Direction provided by leaders of Europe at summit talks (4)

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5d

It preserves well-concealed architectural feature, they say (4,6)

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6d

It is part of nuanced way to explain foreign film (8)

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7d

Drake rueful for holding up announcement of discovery (6)

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8d

Fool horse with backwards look (4)

14d

Theatrical fellow houses son in apartment (10)

15d

Girl who can cast spells? Spooner says it's dull (10)

17d

One is unlikely to be successful changing our diets (8)

18d

Ring round after entrance to find where you can go (8)

20d

Check on home twice (4,2)

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21d

Sweet shop robbed as regulars left on time (6)

22d

Act slowly and prevaricate; initially not what this demanded (4)

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23d

Nobody in Rome raised warning (4)

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