Guardian Cryptic #28843

2022-08-23

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Across

8a

I usurp, so false as a Pretender (8)

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9a

Sailor's chant you cut shortvery funny (2-2-2)

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10a

Turn aside and plunge to the right (6)

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11a

Straighten out the seaweed? (8)

12a

Gone in the end, slug with eyes on stalks (4)

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13a

Not very masculine offshoot, strangely rhymes with 'boot' (7,3)

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15a

A quiet Greek and you turning very pale (3,4)

16a

Sticker back on a container (7)

18a

His ’n’ hers formal wear? No, just his (5,5)

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19a

Fine fabric that looks best green (4)

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20a

One helping the cast dance and become exhausted, losing some energy (8)

22a

Engineers wooden fret (6)

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23a

Rise and call out an email command (6)

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24a

Republican in training not yet a lawyer (8)

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Down

1d

Astonish someone who has forgotten it is now April? (6,1,8)

2d

Novel in eg German urges me to translate (9,6)

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3d

Such an MND performance would be fundamentally defective (10)

4d

PM remains, about to resign (7)

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5d

Endlessly played up in small island (4)

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6d

Items Spanish composer has to leavethe centre cannot hold: why not? (6,4,5)

7d

What's that Henry and Eleanor film? Write hint online to get sorted (3,4,2,6)

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14d

At first, organising lunch etcetera is problematic: there's a roll for us (10)

17d

Di not Jo's written in diary every day (7)

21d

Holding front of dress beside bustle (2-2)