Guardian Cryptic #28917

2022-11-17

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Across

1a

Question about Picaroon's singular flights of fancy (6)

4a

Ginger Spice up for including adult S&M fantasy (8)

9a

Winding route following diversion primarily (6)

10a

Bits of midriff shown in club? I'm dancing with 11 (8)

11a

Poor road users in North passing through bigger motorway curves, keeping right (6,8)

13a

Old lady breaking layered rock, I see, causing splits (10)

14a

Mike's dumped by Faith for a girl from Aberdeen? (4)

16a

Rich female leaves boozer (4)

18a

Hotshot packing current luggage for flights (10)

21a

Damage jewellery pocketing one gem criminally, triggering alarm (14)

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23a

Exam covers scripture that is initially from Bhutan? (8)

24a

Swift work, say, with spades followed by a fag (6)

25a

Wrecking ball breaking trinkets and furniture (8)

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26a

Abhor detective's case, pre-trial (6)

Down

1d

What some birds do in Virginia for sport (4)

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2d

Really, it's where to find Naomi saving time (2,5)

3d

Dull soldier, donning shorts, riding horse (8)

5d

Giving an abstract answer after monarch's deposed in period of July Revolution? (11)

6d

A head of America proclaimed truce (6)

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7d

Reserve this place in Nice on protruding coastline (7)

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8d

Supports corset-wearing graduate (9)

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12d

Conservative's response first put on line (11)

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13d

Climbing mountains, call to be extravagant (6,3)

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15d

Gangster stole crack (8)

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17d

Mostly painless transitions for King Charles? (7)

19d

Dawn French article boring English teacher's turned up (7)

20d

Tip for writer from Pound - flipping junk! (3,3)

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22d

Ducks crossing lake hide (4)