Guardian Cryptic #28894

2022-10-21

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Across

9a

Unusual items, no good in different categories (9)

10a

Vessel in felucca or tanker (5)

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11a
23d

Small state in India defended by two vessels, cavalry on the borders capturing it (7,4)

12a

Vessel opening after day (7)

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13a

Cleopatra's milk supplier? (5)

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14a

Mythological vessel's command­eered by token vessel (5,4)

16a

Something to read on cracking theme with vessel after vessel (5,3,2,1,4)

19a

Solid verb forms for flyers (9)

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21a

See 23

22a

Endless poison's fed to keeper (7)

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23a
21a

Nautical agreement where companion given role aboard vessel (7,5)

24a

Capture 16 when crossing the Chanel? (5)

25a

Mixed bag in sink on tip, even bits of fruit (9)

Down

1d

Arsenic, for examplea noted conversation stopper? (5,5)

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2d

Initial of mine on gold watch for author John (8)

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3d

Irritable, score having replaced everything in tally (6)

4d

Initial ship gone, every other one leaving (4)

5d

Vessels in decay loaded with iron on banks of river (3,7)

6d

First of mariners in a boat at sea somewhere in Canada (8)

7d

Inhalation on filling vessel (6)

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8d
18d

Result rare, on breaking retail agreement (4,2,6)

14d

Singer on grass penning epitaph for old English song (6,4)

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15d

Loco and carriages show how to go (5-5)

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17d

Setter upset, beer upset! (8)

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18d

See 8

20d

Commandos transported by vessel, obnoxious types (6)

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21d

Wonder if pub has a shortage of wine (6)

22d

Vessel in question south of Cuba, originally (4)

23d

See 11