Guardian Cryptic #28803

2022-07-07

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Across

1a

Capital found on the Thames? (7)

5a

Gentle sound putting butter on bread? (3-1-3)

10a

Forward in Australian city dropping back (4)

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11a

A virtual fool, thirty, dressed up as children's character (5,5)

12a

See 9

13a

Union in fun dismissing leader (8)

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14a

Exciting piece from Bremen (thus in German) (9)

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16a

Con fixer (5)

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17a

Prayer about body half lost in heaven? (5)

19a

Idiot called when first of messages missed, produced a tweet? (9)

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23a

Country in Iran having disheartened Slovak, unfortunately (3,5)

24a

Off past this London station goes old raconteur in speech? (6)

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26a

Fur in beard made of ice, did you say? (10)

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27a

God returned in screen idol (4)

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28a

Novelist and ex-con back in custody for sport (7)

29a

Old lover in affair showing some muscle? (7)

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Down

2d

Criminal nowhereButler did it! (7)

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3d

Comfortable furniture in airport initially changed (5)

4d

Comfortable furniture in place over river (7)

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6d

See 9

7d

Overwhelming quantity 15, according to the French? (9)

8d

Speaker's authority in chamber (7)

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9d
6d

Drunk low on Stella has Chenin blanc never! (3,1,9,6,2,4)

15d

Eat meat having dropped article inside loin and leg (4,5)

18d

King's predecessor in restaurant listened to old citizen (7)

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20d

Tail one wags, extreme part (7)

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21d

English poet, sensation (7)

22d

Attachment to boat behind 25 10 in large ship, by the sound of it? (6)

25d

People in North America (6/4, essentially) (5)

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