Guardian Cryptic #28868

2022-09-21

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Across

4a

Leave talk, missing one truthful statement (6)

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6a

Nasty leader deposed, as should be the case (8)

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9a

Religious service affecting godli­ness? Not the first third of it (6)

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10a

Urine not analysed for tiny particle (8)

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11a

I find I am almost nuts, crazy for ever (2,9)

15a

Figure in geometry, German expert brought over in care of academic (7)

17a

Succeed in taking out middle of red target and shout (7)

18a

Insulting the powerful? Not exactly seemly to include a joke (4,7)

22a

Carbon and carbonised material? Support monetary incentive (8)

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23a

Slender volume bound in steel, unexpectedly (6)

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24a

Very fierce about women using bad language (8)

25a

English navigator recalled wonderful feature of fish (6)

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Down

1d

Fellows scored after upsetting drink (6)

2d

Transmit over the internet stories about five playersthat's about right (4-6)

3d

Rich fools about to accept dodgy myth on a regular basis (8)

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4d

Lots of flowers are found in Greek territories (8)

5d

Group taking a bit to produce special item (3,5)

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7d

Airmen soaring, circling Italy, having good weather (4)

8d

Money running short when raised for factory machine (4)

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12d

New promotion about part of plane cut down in next to no time (10)

13d

Fool in book almost split symbol with stave (4,4)

14d

Call up about fire in the sky (8)

16d

Blogger exercised about date and name of variations (8)

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19d

Cheerful judge I found in cricket venue (6)

20d

With a couple of swaps, group of performers performs (4)

21d

Small area of land is left reduced by 50% (4)

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