Guardian Cryptic #28785

2022-06-16

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Across

1a

When news is on usually officer listens (7)

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5a

Check scenery support (7)

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10a

Leave Egypt's borders around eleven (4)

11a

Xmas missive inspiring old western playwright (4,6)

12a

Juliet swung round topless, getting derided (6)

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13a

Woman smuggled documents inside for playwright (8)

14a

Fancy Dorothy scoffing beef as standard practice! (9)

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16a

Stainer’s notes held by male alto (5)

17a

Book range in the end but not completely (5)

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19a

Computer's the way to capture Joe's tricky display (5,4)

23a

After spring, darkness reduced, just about (4-4)

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24a

Tidy jasmine at entrance, clipping what's choking it (6)

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26a

Cast hated snags, the ones behind the scenes (10)

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27a

Squad leaves at start of Macbeth (4)

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28a

One examines canines first after depression (7)

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29a

Stuck in woods, Romeo can't help giggling (7)

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Down

2d

Demand Yankee auditor's time of reckoning? (3,4)

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3d

Record trouble with canalit is vanishing (5)

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4d

Stripped duke finished hiding uniform (7)

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6d

Abstain from drug that is cut (6)

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7d

Bachelor eats with son running round? Such vulgarity! (9)

8d

Almost cut short new hanging (7)

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9d

Engineer examined such a dramatic device (4,2,7)

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15d

One in the pits wears this halo? (9)

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18d

The Stage article about enthralling atmosphere (7)

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20d

Individual is firm about dramatist (7)

21d

Note Norma perhaps fronting work in 18 (7)

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22d

Hose this GT after it's overhauled (6)

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25d

Behave badly in a time-consuming contest (3,2)