Guardian Cryptic #28904

2022-11-02

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Across

1a

That's surprising and it's sadly not something one could name (7)

5a

Criminal rip-off in fashion (7)

9a

A good part of three months and it's still warm (5)

10a

Mr James returned 'mood' paint? (9)

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11a

Gaunt-looking rogue: suave or devious? (10)

12a
21a

Criminal boss is dope? Surprise, surprise! (4,4)

14a

Popular painting etca clue: it surprisingly is hard to understand (12)

18a

Controversial treatment of hair, with article (hammer?) hitting your head! (5,7)

21a

See 12

22a

Labour shortly to follow this US-style party? (4,6)

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25a

Steed forced to accept disastrous live broadcast (9)

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26a

Old film star's talk that's hard to follow without a book (5)

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27a

Bird otter somehow found in hollow dell (7)

28a

'All you can inhale'final 20% off charge on coke, say, but not ecstasy (7)

Down

1d

Wife, as a consequence, is from where? (6)

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2d

One university offered Dawn's song (6)

3d

Composer wants broadcaster to include trains (with volume adjusted) (10)

4d

Scatter, climbing over duke's house (5)

5d

So Eric frantically pulls in stomach when using one? (9)

6d

See 19

7d

A flurry of rain gets beneath split on a riverbank (8)

8d

Act against old PM and visibly age (4,4)

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13d

Act prematurely and clear article by Rod (4,3,3)

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15d

Practice with vehicle almost covered in concrete (9)

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16d

Dead, buried in ground, after one's separated (8)

17d

Wretched gang gets drunk, taking lorry off (5,3)

19d
6d

Stories constructed by Spiderman? (1,3,2,4)

20d

Trial of alternative timber (6)

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23d

Yeats's top poem with Latin form of singing (5)

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24d

A dog without lead is too much! (4)