Guardian Cryptic #28867

2022-09-20

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Across

1a

After mistake on circuit, pressure for F1 starter (6)

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5a

Meat from sheep I finished first (8)

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9a

Indigo for a chess computer (4,4)

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10a

Rural cottage is this writer's bolthole? (6)

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11a

Care to relax, after putting energy into a comic song (7,5)

13a

For her, partner (not male) not available (4)

14a

Upset voter stumbles against ballot box (8)

17a

Reduce studies in first chapter? (8)

18a

One goes round castle, treading nothing into carpet (4)

20a

What did you say, you tosser? (5,2,5)

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23a

Tore off from opera, back at top speed to dance (6)

24a

Partnership lacking say in loyalty (8)

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25a

Without imagination, super­market replaces legend's recipe (8)

26a

Deer turns over something with one foot (6)

Down

2d

In the country I am an unknown animal (4)

3d

Random bloke caught out over pitfall (9)

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4d

Send fruitlessly from here to post in this box (6)

5d

Appoint entirely unsatisfactory diplomat (15)

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6d

Glittering, like part of American flag (8)

7d

Trainspotter losing headit's like a sieve (5)

8d

Went to see a fellow motoring enthusiast to give a bit of a hand (10)

12d

Bigoted, enjoying the bilingual harangue (10)

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15d

I mark the moment the paper is on the carpetpicked up quietly (4-5)

16d

Rare single: not running in between (8)

19d

Bat showing determination on old wicket (6)

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21d

Be out of sleeping bag? That's odd (5)

22d

Small incision in tail (4)