Guardian Cryptic #28838

2022-08-17

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Across

9a

Conservative Party? (4,5)

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10a

Old duke, surprisingly, not originally known to sweat (5)

11a

Platform Four's last at Old Streetstrange (7)

12a

One day to embellish speech (7)

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13a

Some hope at first for English breaking such a law (4)

14a

Drink ruined a grocer at seahe does have loads on his mind (10)

16a

Having a scholarly manner (like Trump?) (7)

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17a

Flipping cheek, about to claim win! (7)

19a

Threat of forceSpooner's spray didn't work (6,4)

22a

Brief case in flat (4)

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24a

Old runner backward about money but a quick learner? (7)

25a

Clergy ultimately preach nonsense in diocese? (7)

26a

Back in flat, celebrating return (5)

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27a

Support going up and down (9)

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Down

1d

A hang-up that's worrying sonclose to collapse following mother's remark (5,2,8)

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2d

Say, the Taoiseach is meeting the Queen in foreign country (8)

3d

Drunk author emptied the bottle (5)

4d

Maybe it hurtmove awkwardly (8)

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5d

Turkey stuffing for Peter's pepper (6)

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6d

Problems with bosshard ones to describe (9)

7d

Pride march finally banned influential film director (6)

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8d

Clue to dastardly con followed up here? (3,8,4)

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15d

Success taking cat (queen, say) up in this? (5,4)

17d

Points in support of Bill Gates (8)

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18d

Recommend making an appoint­ment about case shortly (8)

20d

Inn for travellersit accommodates horse (6)

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21d

Found close to Merseyside town (6)

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23d

French artist composed a video feature (5)

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