Guardian Cryptic #28882

2022-10-07

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Across

9a

Arab will be in Italy tomorrow, dropping off daughter (5)

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10a

Poorly, cutting last visit as distasteful (9)

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11a

King beginning to attack last rebels in the north (9)

12a

Sound of keys rattling in prison (5)

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13a

Can't find source of whisky young lady drinks (7)

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15a

In fact, two hands should be replaced by another professional (7)

17a

Bed's base son breaks (5)

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18a

Joiner featured in a Shakespeare play, though not much at the start (3)

20a

A for Aristotle (5)

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22a

Does she have half a case against heartless employer? (7)

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25a

Pagans adding verse to biblical book (7)

26a

Growth of college power (5)

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27a

Go out of this world, say, in zero visibility (3-6)

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30a

Gang of criminals send a city wild (9)

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31a

Such a screwdriver very attractive? Not quite (5)

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Down

1d

Sauce like this always served up (4)

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2d

Fast speed over endlessly polluted air in a show of swagger (8)

3d

Face having to use an old phone? (4)

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4d

Chubby lad's bottom almost all visible in cast off (3,2,3)

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5d

Country recipe with a so-called fish (6)

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6d

Use mouse to follow movement that keeps players together (5,5)

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7d

Very funny sex with a Dolores (6)

8d

Widow may have one quick look when speaking (4)

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13d

Moony features of musical girl I just met (5)

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14d

Iodine for one upset (not terminally sick) patient (10)

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16d

Don't go to bed, taking in English poet (5)

19d

Gone astray, I have picked up old clothes (8)

21d

Being a sport, send quick mess­age to practise at first on golf (4-4)

23d

Settlement: the last to pay (6)

24d

Come back to host a second game, perhaps (6)

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26d

Bunch adopting affected attitudes? (4)

28d

Remove section of enormous table (4)

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29d

Stagger back to the rear as big bird comes over (4)