Guardian Cryptic #28842

2022-08-22

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Across

7a

Leaflet about United Kingdom being more fortunate (7)

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8a

Element drunk? That man's round the bend (7)

9a

Our man of letters? (4)

10a

Can see him struggling to equip with armoured vehicles (9)

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12a
1d

Among other things, I learnt design in Italy and Austria (5,4)

13a

Girl saves boy living by the sea (8)

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15a

Story about fish close to ocean (4)

16a

Excitement of Euripides's last epic novel (5)

17a

Rub down with a bit of spit to begin with (4)

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18a

Stop composer penning endings to round off sonata (4,4)

20a

Honest fellow managed onset of kleptomania (5)

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21a

Candidate's party has money (9)

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22a

Might they produce tears or tiers? (4)

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24a

Mixture of large men rioting leaving Reading (7)

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25a

Trumpeter releases Mountain Man (7)

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Down

1d

See 12 across

2d

Male heir holding box back, containing king's bones (8)

3d

Delivery of drink around morning (6)

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4d

I greased wheels in conflict (8)

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5d

Economy too hot results in Financial Times tips (6)

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6d

Ridge directly obscures Norway (4)

11d

Put away 1000 1000 1000 1 times 500 takes energy? (9)

12d

Number 10 cover up deceived state (5)

14d

Head of school wears fur coat in capital (5)

16d

One in fashion pages is very modern (5-3)

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17d

Ringo's exotic buy? A precious stone (4,4)

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19d

Horse able to be Shakespearean character (6)

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20d

Cast starting tragedy fail to remember something (6)

21d

Gang abandoning base in Cheshire town (4)

23d

Woman with gold married a creep (4)

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