Guardian Cryptic #28851

2022-09-01

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Across

1a

Hurt woman with silver piercing, (6)

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4a
19d

Hide bay rum unfinished before start of prohibition (5,2)

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9a

Anyone can enjoy this ratio? (4-2-3)

10a

Awful vote against boxing disheartened sport (5)

11a

Regularly burnished gemstones, essentially yet to be mounted (5)

12a

This writer will lobby doctor to start place for exercises (5,4)

13a

Article about reconfigured IBM laptop originally offering digital protection (7)

15a

Counter everything during my arrest (6)

17a

Space base has small plants (6)

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19a

Suffering from interminable preoccupation is hard (7)

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22a

Directly opposed support for endangered species (5,4)

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24a

Advertise scent (5)

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26a

Degenerate men get revolver (5)

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27a

One readily admits graduates' complete failuremaking university embarrassed, initially (6-3)

28a

Little child's line on, say, Sweeney TV show (7)

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29a

Encourage doctor to wipe out source of salmonella (4,2)

Down

1d

Handy fencing manual occasionally gives a pre-set option (7)

2d

Events made less commercial with French and Saunders' backing (5)

3d

Successfully book in a restaurant that's accessible (3-2-4)

4d

Medical emergency vehicle to help overturned motor with support (7,6)

5d

Mercenary guerrilla never bottles uprising (5)

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6d

One with faith in artist putting time into expedition (9)

7d

Corrupt play a disc for this? (6)

8d
18d

Ship's padre meets lad at sea (6,7)

14d

Given upI'm one to leave military body with honour in retirement (9)

16d

Fibber describing golfand somehow they can make a huge distance (5,4)

18d

See 8

19d

See 4

20d

Vacuous Carry On Henry's opening is carefree (7)

21d

Three fifths of Spice Girls' focus on sex's inner meaning (6)

23d

After game, gunners left country (5)

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25d

Joint account's now keyloan's expensive, first of all (5)

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