Guardian Cryptic #28836

2022-08-15

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Across

9a

Having toilet break, quietly kept in touch (2,3,4)

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10a

Edge past river; this one? (5)

11a

Nob's name entered in fifth rank (7)

12a

Be fussy in dealing with infestation (7)

13a

French boy using English measure (5)

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14a

Would-be regicide, chap goes two ways in speech (3,6)

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16a

Old Mac from croft developed novel smallholding (4,7,4)

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19a

No longer a priest? Fabulouswas really good! (9)

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21a

Threat of proper illumination? (5)

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22a

Initially ready to please, suffering setback (7)

23a

Hate speech perhaps gets Mike arrested by police with violence (7)

24a

Preferred a thing from Paris (5)

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25a

One dumped on old aircrafttime to see another world (9)

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Down

1d

Reserved arena and sportingly fought (4-6)

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2d

Sporting trial includes children's game: come on, young lady! (8)

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3d

Interfere in award to be announced (6)

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4d

Appear depressed, but work through debilitating condition (4)

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5d

Rely on this unwritten promise? Goodness! (4,2,4)

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6d

Lengthen pamphlet after person making regular cuts (8)

7d

Hi there, Richard: Hamlet knew him (6)

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8d

Quick look as dog is heard (4)

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14d

In a match, goalie who has grouse to nurse (10)

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15d

Tacitly agreed to break heartless spyno difficulty (10)

17d

No participant in the betting, but one rakes it in (8)

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18d

Bad feeling, as I'm taken in by a mate (8)

20d

Idle autumn: nothing before onset of winter (6)

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21d

Drinking beer, work steadily but dimly (6)

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22d

Cut of meat for shelf (4)

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23d

One of two bound for power (4)

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