Guardian Cryptic #28837

2022-08-16

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Across

1a

It's wrongit's wrong to be seized by force (7)

5a

Dog's on master's lead for a fixed period (3,4)

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9a

Going to try to get girl back (5)

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10a

In manner and in essence, it's lust (9)

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11a

Miscalculation, as one can put back clerical position (10)

12a

Soprano needs backing of beatbox (when given space) (4)

14a

Make hanging smoother? That was bad for international relations (4,7)

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18a

Own up to being beaten by cranky meat diet fad (5,6)

21a

Plonker gets winter sports gear back to front? No, other way round (4)

22a

Possibly yielding to a sincere rancher (10)

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25a

Tip: solution to this clue is 'warning device' (4,5)

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26a

Sailor beset by bad luck without a cent acquires capital (5)

27a

A little port tipped into wine, is less capacity than you might like (4,3)

28a

Bell family, say, turned against Romeo (7)

Down

1d

Minute gee-gee? That is a cat! (6)

2d

Bananas used with an indulgent treat (6)

3d

Disorderly types randomly crash trainsnot right (10)

4d

Feature of the French Revolution, being decapitated? Wrong (5)

5d

Dynasty Rideis that one from Schubert? (4,5)

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6d

Journey is a dopey thing to do (4)

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7d

Former representative and city Republican confiscates Ecstasy specimen (8)

8d

Note on career that doesn't read right (8)

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13d

Seabird's bow and nervous response upset other birds (6,4)

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15d

Failure to notice a number of balls put on view (9)

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16d

Pots (as we might put it) are something useful in baseball (8)

17d

It excludes nothing, a spacecraft's task? (8)

19d

Here you can drop off surveillance device, sucker! (6)

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20d

Primate's boob (6)

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23d

Silly action of political party, welcoming back international terrorist leaders (5)

24d

Young slender person? Drink up! (4)

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