Guardian Cryptic #28884

2022-10-10

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Across

1a

Lovely lad who may make cannibals soup? (1,5,2,1,3)

8a

Inserts more bullets: corps has lots (7)

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9a

Beat victim one seizes and sucks (7)

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11a

Tennis champion, one for a cocktail (7)

12a

Many a slip by Dr Carter (7)

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13a

Backed America and abandoned another country (5)

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14a

Frequency of occurrence with small company would be a fluke (9)

16a

One getting rid of chemist (9)

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19a

Made fun of outspoken leader (5)

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21a

Shortly aiming for painkiller (7)

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23a

An annoying person in these two ways? (2-3-2)

24a

Violent racist reformed by Democrat (7)

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25a

Join a party, but not gregarious (7)

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26a

Give public recital? What are you playing at? (7,5)

Down

1d

Attracted by United wearing the Liverpool strip (7)

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2d

Once more, let's get this straight (7)

3d

Feistiest criminal gives evidence (9)

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4d

Stared lasciviously, having found someone online? That's no go (5)

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5d

Buoyancy aid for a team of Marines (7)

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6d

A ransom put together for Oxbridge blue, perhaps (7)

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7d

Heaven swore to come down to earth (8,4)

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10d

Bet on squiggle representing an American dandy? (6-6)

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15d

Cheat who works with a pack (4,5)

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17d

American mobster with a high voice? (7)

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18d

Wandering, one falls into terrible crater (7)

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19d

Travel round Indian state, fit (2,5)

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20d

Homework over some food: tongue (7)

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22d

More pleasant to avoid most of volcanic eruption (5)

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