Guardian Cryptic #28856

2022-09-07

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Across

1a

Clown might start to break wild animal? What a nut! (4,2,3)

6a
23d

Act in your own best interests: perform singles with comics at fair (4,4,5,5)

8a

Horse racing establishment ultimately in decline (8)

9a

College poet's superior to church bully (6)

10a

Just what a smoker needs: Henry to go off the rails (6)

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11a

Ladies do climax when holding nylon skirts! (3,5)

12a

Artist has to combat endless depression (6)

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15a

Uncool underwear (8)

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16a

Confess drinking wine is outrageous (8)

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19a

Imperfect article on Jacktwisted etc (6)

21a

Head back with close friend in America, showing easy good nature (8)

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22a

Barber upset oil initially on cloth provided (6)

24a

Desert feed involved hollowed-out coconut (6)

25a

US city in south, one that is protected by alien god (3,5)

26a

See 6

27a

Vision of Barney nursing sore wound (9)

Down

1d

See 6 across

2d

Discharge sailor in arch ploy (7)

3d

In code it yields Hades, perhaps (5)

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4d

Stein's latest criminal picture? (7)

5d

About to run race? She'll tell you all about it! (9)

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6d

Cover charge? (7)

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7d

Lush local choir improvised no end (9)

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13d

Quiet spot, one in outskirts of Aachen, for a museum (9)

14d

Motel: it's about providing a recurring theme (9)

17d

Notebooks where one enters criminal riches (7)

18d

Gang member's beastly sound overwhelming quiet (7)

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20d

Stimulating sort of 8? (7)

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22d

Admirers cherish grand feature of Dracula (5)

23d

See 6 across